This Sunday’s local elections dictated the worst result ever for the CDU, which, from the 19 municipal councils it had won in 2021, increased to 12. The conclusions of the meeting will be presented this Tuesday by general secretary Paulo Raimundo.
The PCP Central Committee will meet this Tuesday to analyze the in which the CDU once again lost chambers, leaving only 12 municipalities and no district capitals.
In a note sent to the media, the PCP states that, in addition to analyzing the results of the local authorities, the Central Committee will also evaluate the political and social situation and the party’s tasks.
The conclusions of the meeting will be presented by the general secretary of the PCP, Paulo Raimundo, at a press conference at the party’s national headquarters, in Lisbon, at 6:00 pm.
Worst result ever
This Sunday’s local elections dictated the worst result ever for the CDU, which, from the 19 municipal councils it had won in 2021, increased to 12.
The coalition lost the district capitals of Évora and Setúbal and, of the 19 chambers it had in 2021, it only maintained eight: Barrancos, Cuba, Arraiolos, Silves, Avis, Palmela, Seixal and Sesimbra.
and the CDU aimed for more, but considered there to be “elements of resistance”, such as the conquest of four new municipalities: Montemor-o-Novo, Mora, Sines and Aljustrel.
Paulo Raimundo also highlighted that there was “an evolution in voting” for the CDU at a national level when compared to the May legislative elections, referring to the fact that, in these elections, the CDU had 183 thousand votes at a national level and, now, 316 thousand.
“Are we deeply satisfied with the results? No. Would we like more? We would like it, and we thought that the populations needed more strength from us. That’s what we have, that’s what we’re going with,” said Paulo Raimundo this Sunday night.
