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Denis Coderre is a newly appointed adviser to the organization that sanctions Formula One car races as well as the controversial Formula E electric-car event that contributed to his defeat as mayor in November 2017.

According to the program for the annual conference of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), which started Monday in Sun City, South Africa, Coderre “has been recently appointed as FIA’s special adviser for Urban Mobility.”

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Based in Paris, the FIA licenses and sanctions Formula One, World Endurance Championship, World Rally Championship and other forms of automobile racing. The FIA also promotes road safety and sustainable and accessible mobility for all road users across the world,” according to its website.

On Twitter Tuesday, Coderre — 100 pounds lighter and in fighting form compared to when Mayor Valérie Plante ousted him from city hall — tweeted pictures of himself at the conference with FIA president Jean Todt and other officials.