The CDU candidate for Lisbon, João Ferreira
Adding up the CDU votes, Alexandra Leitão would have won the Lisbon Chamber “at ease”. The PCP/PEV coalition grew in the number of voters. Even so, he lost a deputy to Chega by just 11 votes.
Carlos Moedas was re-elected Mayor of Lisbon in this Sunday’s local elections, with 41.69% of the votes.
According to data from the Ministry of Internal Administration, the PSD/CDS-PP/Iniciativa Liberal coalition maintains leadership of the capital’s chamber and achieves eight elected, one more than four years ago.
The PS/Livre/Bloco de Esquerda/PAN coalition, headed by the socialist Alexandra Leitãowas the second most voted force, with 33.95% of votes and six elected (one less than four years ago).
Completing the podium was a turn around at the last minute.
After the count concluded in Lisbon’s 24 parishes, Chega, which ran Bruno Mascarenhas as head of the list, he came in third place, with 10.10% of the votes, a result that guarantees him entry into the municipal executive, with two elected.
Very short distance, for minus 11 votesthe CDU, whose candidacy was led by João Ferreiraobtained 10.09% and lost one of the two elected, leaving, by a mere 11 votes, with just one mandate.
Bucket of cold water and pecking Piglet
The communist candidate had already promised the maintenance of two councilors in the Lisbon City Council, but, at the end of the night, the cold water came.
Asked about the second place of the coalition headed by Alexandra Leitão, which would have been the winner if it had included the CDU, João Ferreira highlighted that the sum of the results of the parties in this coalition in the last elections is higher than the results obtained today when combined.
“And therefore I would say that, if they have to complain about anyone, only themselves“, These.
“We will have achieved something. Perhaps, if others had had the same option of seeking to win votes, contest votes, for the coalition that ended up obtaining first place in these elections, and perhaps less attention to contesting votes for the CDU, perhaps the results could have been different”, he stated.
Leitão assumes himself as the only culprit
Previously, Alexandra Leitão had already recognized defeat in the elections: “The The only person responsible for the defeat of the coalition I lead is myself”, Clarifica.
The leader of the “Viver Lisboa” coalition “exclusively” accepted the defeat, recognizing that the result was not what was desired, at the same time noting that he does not regret the “beautiful journey” to this day.
“This path of convergence was good. The broader the better, the broader the convergences”, she stated, accompanied on stage by the two Livre spokespeople, Isabel Mendes Lopes and Rui Tavares, and by the BE coordinator, Mariana Mortágua.
“The courage of convergence will forever be enshrined in our consciences”, he highlighted.
Asked about a possible alliance between the “For you, Lisbon” coalition (PSD, CDS-PP and IL), led by Carlos Moedas, and Chega, she replied: “We will see what they do, we will be here to criticize and to be very alert (…) so that this city does not become even more unfair, exclusionary and unequal.”
For João Ferreira, the victory of Carlos Moedas (PSD/CDS-PP/IL) “does not achieve the objectives he aspired to” and “It’s a negative result for the city”.
“It is a negative result for the city. We have told you many times. The city needed and needs an alternative project to that of Carlos Moedas. We consider that, in the last four years, fundamental problems in the city have not been resolved. On the contrary, they got worse”, he considered.
A CDU maintains the Carnide Parish Council in Lisbon. Interestingly, in this parish, the CDU had (41.65%) for the board; but just (14.2%) for the Chamber’s accounts.
