The three leaders of parties with parliamentary representation already know in which circle they will seek to be elected deputies: Rui Rocha of the Liberal Initiative (IL) will lead this formation in Braga; Paulo Raimundo of the PCP is running for the first time and leads the list of the HDZ (PCP-PEV coalition) in Lisbon; Mariana Mortagua, BE coordinator, is again “number one” in the capital.
In the case of IL, which met yesterday in the National Council, it was also made public that Bernardo Blanco is first on the list for Lisbon (he was 4th in 2022), with former Liberal leader Carlos Guimarães Pinto ahead. for the harbor. In this party, another former leader, Joao Cotrim Figueiredo, is a leader in European circles, while in Coimbra independent Pedro Brinca is leading.
As for the CDU, the coalition presents MP Alfredo Maia as head of the list in Porto, while in Beja João Dias is again the first candidate. In Braga, Professor Sandra Cardoso is chosen to lead the coalition that makes up Os Verdes.
Besides Mariana Mortagua in Lisbon, the blocking National Council yesterday welcomed as good news the fact that MEP Marisa Matias will head the list for Porto. Among the names that will repeat the first place in the BE lists are MEP José Gusmão from the Faro district or Joana Mortagua, who will be ahead in Setúbal. In Coimbra, the list of blockers will be headed by historian and researcher Miguel Cardina.
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VOTING DATE IS MARCH 10.
Following the resignation of Prime Minister António Costa on November 7, the President of the Republic decided to dissolve the current parliament and call early legislative elections for March 10, 2024.
LIVRE RUI TAVARES AHEAD IN LISBON
Livre re-elected in the primaries the deputy and founder of the party, Rui Tavares, the only deputy at the moment, as head of the Lisbon Circle list for the legislative elections on March 24 next year.
