The president of the Union of Parishes of Évora, Francisco Brito, elected for the PSD, will be the new leader of the association of parishes, while the Socialist Ricardo Marques, his counterpart at the Benfica Parish Council, will be the first vice-president. The election will take place at Anafre's elective congress, which will be held this weekend in Portimão. In an agreement signed ...
PSD, PS and CDU agree new leadership for Anafre. Parishes want to double amount received from State Budget
Tuesday, 27 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
ANAFRE is the National Association of Parishes (Associação Nacional de Freguesias), which represents Portugal’s parish councils (juntas de freguesia). It lobbies on local-government rules and services; in this story it asked parish councils to check citizen declarations and criticised a law requiring certificates when two parish residents sign a declaration.
