2025 Lisbon local election
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The 2025 Lisbon local election will be held in September or October 2025 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
Background
The 2021 Lisbon local election was the biggest surprise of that year's nationwide local elections as Carlos Moedas, the candidate of the center-right coalition led by the Social Democratic Party, managed to be elected Mayor of Lisbon and put an end to 14 years of Socialist rule.[1] Against all expectations, the center-right coalition managed to retake the capital by winning 34.3 percent of the votes and 7 councilors. Despite his victory, Carlos Moedas had to seek understandings and deals with the other parties represented in the City Council in order to govern.[2]
Electoral system
Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run.[3]
Parties and candidates
Party/Coalition | Political position |
Candidate | 2021 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
AD | Democratic Alliance Aliança Democrática PPD/PSD, CDS–PP, A, MPT, PPM |
Centre-right | Carlos Moedas[4][a] | 34.3% | 7 / 17 | |
PS | Socialist Party Partido Socialista |
Centre-left | Alexandra Leitão[5] | 33.3% | 6 / 17 | |
L | FREE LIVRE |
Center-left to left-wing |
TBD | 1 / 17 | ||
CDU | Unitary Democratic Coalition Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV |
Left-wing to far-left |
João Ferreira[6] | 10.5% | 2 / 17 | |
BE | Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda |
Left-wing to far-left |
TBD | 6.2% | 1 / 17 | |
CH | Enough! Chega! |
Right-wing to far-right |
TBD | 4.4% | 0 / 17 | |
IL | Liberal Initiative Iniciativa Liberal |
Centre-right to right-wing |
TBD | 4.2% | 0 / 17 | |
ND | New Right Nova Direita |
Right-wing | Ossanda Liber[7] | — | — |
Opinion polling
Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date | Sample size | AD | PS | CDU | BE | CH | IL | PAN | O | Lead |
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2024 EP election | 9 Jun 2024 | — | 27.9 (5) |
26.7 (5) |
4.9 (1) |
6.1 (1) |
7.6 (1) |
14.7 (3) |
1.4 (0) |
10.7 (1) |
1.2 |
2024 Legislative election | 10 Mar 2024 | — | 32.3 (7) |
26.2 (5) |
3.5 (0) |
5.1 (1) |
11.7 (2) |
7.5 (1) |
2.1 (0) |
11.6 (1) |
6.1 |
2022 Legislative election | 30 Jan 2022 | — | 29.8 (6) |
36.4 (7) |
4.7 (1) |
4.7 (0) |
5.6 (1) |
10.6 (2) |
1.8 (0) |
6.4 (0) |
6.6 |
2021 local election | 26 Sep 2021 | — | 34.3 7 |
33.3 7 |
10.5 2 |
6.2 1 |
4.4 0 |
4.2 0 |
2.7 0 |
4.4 0 |
1.0 |
Notes
- ^ Carlos Moedas has not officially announced his candidacy for re-election, although he is widely expected to do so in the coming months.
References
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (2021-09-27). "Vitória-surpresa do PSD e direita em Lisboa, PS ganha no país". Vitória-surpresa do PSD e direita em Lisboa, PS ganha no país (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de (2021-09-27). "CML. Carlos Moedas vence Lisboa contrariando todas as sondagens". CML. Carlos Moedas vence Lisboa contrariando todas as sondagens (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "::: Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro". www.pgdlisboa.pt. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ ""Alexandra Leitão? Qualquer candidato do PS terá dificuldades em ombrear com Moedas em Lisboa"". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Alexandra Leitão é a candidata do PS à Câmara de Lisboa". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ Mesquita, Joana (2024-09-17). "João Ferreira volta a ser o candidato da CDU a Lisboa". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ Lusa, Agência. "Ossanda Líber é candidata do Nova Direita à presidência da Câmara de Lisboa". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-14.