The election for president of the Northern Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR), the only region with two candidates, recorded the lowest abstention and fewer blank and null votes, according to provisional results published today.
CCDR: Lower abstention and fewer blank votes in the North, the only region with two candidates
Tuesday, 13 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
A Regional Coordination and Development Commission (Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional, or CCDR) is a regional body that coordinates central government policy locally, manages regional planning and environmental licensing, and oversees certain EU/cohesion funds; mainland Portugal has five CCDRs (North, Centre, Lisbon and Tagus Valley, Alentejo, Algarve). School directors fear politically driven appointments to CCDRs could steer regional priorities and resource decisions — including education projects and local appointments — in ways that reflect party politics rather than technical criteria.
