Luís Filipe Menezes, former PSD leader and mayor of Gaia, between 1998 and 2013
From João Rocha, in Serpa, Luís Filipe Menezes, in Gaia, passing by Alberto Souto, in Aveiro… Lusa made the list of Mof 30 former presidents of city councils who want to take over the reins of local power again.
The communist João Rocha He was elected, for the first time, mayor in Serpa (Beja district) in 1979, on the second municipal elections after the April Revolution, which makes him one of the oldest ‘dinosaurs’ of local politics still active.
He led the Alentejo municipality until 2013, when he was prevented from re-applying because the law limited to three consecutive mandates that a president can hold in the same municipality, but this year applied to Beja and stole the council leadership to the PS.
João Rocha first lost the municipal elections in 2017 and this year wants to be president of the Serpa Executive again, always by CDU (PCP/PEV coalition).
There are more than 30 former chambers who are new candidates this year, the vast majority to municipalities they have already chaired for several terms.
Maria das Dores Meira He wants to return as independent, with the support of the PSD, to the Setúbal Chamber, where he was president (between 2009 and 2021) by CDU.
Hélder Sousa e Silva (PSD) left the Mafra Chamber (2013-2024), Lisbon district, when it was elected MEY in recent European, but is now a candidate for Almada (Setúbal), while the communist Luís Francoformer president (between 2005 and 2017) in Alcochete, is a candidate for Montijo (Setúbal).
The former Mayor of Estremoz (Évora district) Luís Mourinha He presented a new candidacy for the presidency of this municipality, which he ordered for 12 years elected by CDU and another 10 for the independent movement by Estremoz (Mietz), for which he competes again.
In Mora, also in Évora, Luís Simão It tries to regain the House that the CDU lost in 2021 to the PS, precisely when this mayor (2009-2021) could not be recalled because it reached the limit of mandates.
Manuel condemned (CDU) He directed Vila Viçosa between 1997 and 2009, and after 2013 to 2021, and will try to recover this municipality that he lost in the last elections.
Already in the district of Portalegre, the former president of Avis Manuel Coelho (2000 to 2013) returns to try to keep at CDU in the lead, which has been communist since 1976; while Elvas again competes the socialist Nuno Mocinhato recover the municipality that directed between 2013 and 2021.
In Monforte is the head of list Miguel Rasquinho (PS), President between 2009 and 2013; and also in the district of Portalegre, in Campo Maior, João Muachowhich presided over to the House by the PS between 2019 and 2021, without going to elections, this year is a candidate for the group of citizens “yes by Campo Maior”.
For Cuba (Beja) the PS also chose a historic mayor: Francisco Ear It has already ruled this municipality between 1997 and 2013.
Also wants to return to Aljustrel the former president of the PS Nelson Brito (2013-2021) and Mértola the former communist president Paulo Neto (1993-2001); in turn, António Sebastiãothe historic mayor who was president in Almodôvar, is this time candidate for Castro Verde by PSD/CDS-PP.
In the north, there is another weighing ‘dinosaur’: Luís Filipe Menezesformer president of the PSD, is a candidate for Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto district), a municipality to which he presided over four terms (1997, 2001, 2005 and 2009), always with an absolute majority.
For Ponte da Barca (Viana do Castelo), the PS announced that it chose as a list head Vassalo Abreuwhich presided over this county between 2005 and 2017.
In Aveiro, Alberto SoutoLeader of the Executive Council between 1998 and 2005, is the socialist candidate for the municipality. In the same district, Rui Cruz (PSD) is again candidate for vacant after presiding over this Chamber from 2001 to 2013.
The former Mayor of Pedrógão Grande (Leiria) João Marques It is again the PSD candidate for that municipality, where he fulfilled four terms as president, between 1997 and 2013.
In the district of Santarém, they want to return the communist president of Alpiarça between 2009 and 2021, Mário Fernando Pereira; as well as the old president of Coruche Dionísio Mendes (2001-2013), who this time exchanged the PS for the “Volta Coruche” movement.
In Pinhel (Guard), he is a candidate António Ruasformer Socialist President (2001-2013), but for the independent movement “UPP-United by Pinhel” (with the support of the PS).
In the district of Coimbra, they are candidates Rui SilvaMayor of Arganil elected by the PS between 1997 and 2005; António AlvesPenela Social Democratic President between 2011 and 2013; and João Gouveiaformer mayor of Soure, between 1993-2005 by the PSD, and later elected in 2005 and 2009 by the PS.
In the district of Viseu, José António Santos is a candidate to recover Lamego for the PS, after being president of the municipality between 1997 and 2005, and in Vila Nova de Paiva is a candidate José Morgadosocialist who directed the executive for three consecutive terms, between 2009 and 2021, but now competes for the PSD.
In Mogadouro (Bragança), the previous mayor, elected in 2017, Francisco Guimarãesis again candidate.
Already Rui Marques Luís (PSD) It was mayor of Ponta do Sol, in Madeira, elected in 2005, 2009 and 2013, and is again the head of social democratic list to the municipality.
To Porto is returning (for now) as candidate the former mayor Nuno Cardosowhich held the position in replacement of Fernando Gomes (PS), between 1999 and the end of 2021, but this time applied for the coalition NOS CITIES/PPM.
João AzevedoPresident of Mangualde (Viseu) between 2009 and 2019, when he left his term in half to be a deputy, he repeats the candidacy for the PS to the City Council, and in Penela (Coimbra) António Alvesformer councilor and mayor between 2011 and 2013 is a new candidate for the PSD.
The President (by substitution) of the Castelo Branco Chamber José Augusto Alves Between 2020 and 2021 goes to elections with the coalition always for all (PSD/CDS-PP with the support of the usual-independent movement).
