Emmanuella Lambropoulos stuns Liberals to win nomination to replace Stephane Dion
MONTREAL — A 26-year-old high school teacher who was a virtual political unknown defeated a former provincial cabinet minister Wednesday to win the Liberal nomination for a federal byelection in a Montreal riding.
Emmanuella Lambropoulos and her team couldn’t hold back their surprise at beating the woman considered to be the Liberal party favourite, Yolande James.
“I’m really shocked,” Lambropoulos told reporters after her win in Saint-Laurent. “I didn’t give up. Door to door. As soon as I knew I wanted this I worked really hard.”
The Liberals said 1,353 party members voted, with Lambropoulos capturing just more than 600 votes to defeat Marwah Rizqy.