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An announcement late Monday left Vision Vancouver, the dominant city party on council for the last decade, without a mayoral candidate 40 days before the municipal election.

Squamish Nation hereditary Chief Ian Campbell, who was acclaimed by Vision as the party’s mayoral candidate in June, announced Monday he is withdrawing his name from the race.

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In a statement issued to media around 5:30 p.m. Monday, Vision confirmed Campbell will not formally enter the race, but did not specify a reason.

“With the deadline quickly approaching to formally enter the race, I’ve reflected on the political landscape and my complicated personal journey,” Campbell said in a statement. “When I put all these pieces together, it seems clear that the best choice is for me to withdraw as candidate for mayor of Vancouver.”

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Nominations opened last week and the deadline to formally enter is Friday at 4 p.m.

In a statement, Vision Vancouver co-chair Michael Haack said: “The focus of Vision Vancouver will now be to support our talented candidates running for council, school board and park board. … We will have more to say about the mayoral campaign in the coming days.”