Hugo Delgado / Lusa
The President of Lisbon City Council, Carlos Moedas
The Left Bloc believes that Moedas has an informal agreement with Chega where he exchanges political support for appointments to positions in the City Council or in municipal companies.
O Left Bloc came forward with the proposal for a independent audit to be carried out by General Inspectorate of Financewith the aim of clarifying the appointment criteria adopted by the Lisbon City Council executive.
At stake are suspicions about an informal agreement between Carlos Moedas and Chega to political support in exchange for appointments for positions in the local authority and municipal companies. The initiative comes after successive requests for clarification which, according to the blockers, received no response.
According to the block councilor Ricardo Moreiradoubts deepened after the case of Mafalda Guerra Livermorewho was exonerated after it was revealed that she was renting houses to illegal immigrants.
“When Mafalda Guerra Livermore was appointed, the Bloc formally asked why and no response was given. Meanwhile, there were reports that Chega elected officials said they had negotiated positions in the CML, that Mafalda Guerra Livermore was one of them, but there were others. We need to know if it happened elsewhere”, says the councilor to .
Despite these allegations, Carlos Moedas has repeatedly denied any agreement. Still, the opposition insists on the need because “whoever preaches transparency has to answer for it”, emphasizes Ricardo Moreira.
However, enabling this audit faces significant political obstacles. The PSD/CDS/IL coalition currently holds absolute majority in the municipalityreinforced after the integration of the former Chega councilor Ana Simões Silvawhich makes the proposal presented by the Bloc almost certain to lead.
The controversy comes at a time when several controversies haunt the city hall, with the general secretary of the chamber, Alberto Laplaine Guimarãesleaving office . The councilor Joana Baptista It was also recently related to irregular expenses with lunches at the Oeiras municipality, although it continues in office.
