CCDR: Lower abstention and fewer blank votes in the North, the only region with two candidates
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.
José Apolinário re-elected as head of CCDR Algarve
José Apolinário has been re-elected president of the Algarve’s Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR Algarve), securing 75.91% of the votes in an indirect election held on Monday, January 12. The post José Apolinário re-elected as head of CCDR Algarve appeared first on Portugal Resident.
President of the Alentejo CCDR pledges to defend the region
The elected president of the Alentejo CCDR thanked his predecessors for their work and said he wants to 'introduce a spirit of closeness, speed, effectiveness and efficiency' into governance.
The elections that weren't elections
David Pontes argues that the so-called elections for the presidencies of the CCDRs are a façade: party leaders pick office-holders behind closed doors, depriving voters and local stakeholders of genuine choice. The editorial contends this practice undermines democratic legitimacy, concentrates power within party machines and weakens accountability in regional policy, and calls for transparent, competitive selection procedures and broader electoral reform.
Socialist Party wins three CCDR presidencies; Álvaro Santos (PSD) takes the only contested race in the North
The PS secured three presidencies of the Regional Coordination and Development Commissions (CCDRs). Álvaro Santos, representing the PSD, won in the North — the only contested race in these elections.
New CCDRs go to the polls. Winners known in advance — except in the North
In the big January electoral festival, the main act is next Sunday’s first round of the presidential election, but on a secondary stage the line‑up includes those who, until Luís Montenegro’s arrival at São Bento, were read in the stars as the forerunners of regional “prime ministers”. The election for presidents of the Commissions for Coordination and Regional Development (CCDRs) ...
More than 10,700 local councillors vote today in indirect elections for regional commissions
Until 2020, the presidents of the CCDRs were appointed by the government.
CCDRs go to the polls. How indirect elections work and who is standing
The second direct elections for the presidencies of the CCDRs are taking place this Monday, with nearly 11,000 local councillors participating. Only the election in CCDR-Norte will be contested.
PS e PSD dividem lideranças das CCDR em eleições
More than 10,000 local councillors will vote this Monday to elect the leaders of the five Regional Coordination and Development Commissions (CCDR), which will be divided by agreement between the PS (Socialist Party) and the PSD (Social Democratic Party).
Only in the Northern CCDR is there competition: Independent António Cunha versus Álvaro Santos, Montenegro's pick
Of the five Regional Coordination and Development Commissions (CCDR), only in the Northern one are there two candidates contesting the leadership: António Cunha, who is running again as an independent in defiance of the PS and PSD, which agreed on the name Álvaro Santos. He rails against this political influence, arguing that “it should be the people ...
CCDR elections: PCP in Alentejo will not vote; in Porto communists criticise PS-PSD agreement
In Alentejo, the PCP announced that its locally elected representatives will not take part in the votes on 12 January. In Porto, the communists also criticise the power-sharing and the new organisational structure of these bodies.
PCP candidates excluded from elections to the CCDR of Alentejo
The PCP regional leadership says the government decree-law that changed the organisation of the regional coordination and development commissions is “one more step in the governmentalisation of regional policies”.
Reform 'is not finished': CCDRs may gain new areas of regional coordination
After the management of European funds 'cannibalised' the work of these bodies, the Government wants them to regain the momentum to plan 'regional development' with five new deputy positions.
CCDR to have seven vice-presidents, five appointed by the Government
In 2020 the five CCDRs held their first vote through regional electoral colleges made up of locally elected representatives. The board of directors includes five vice-presidents appointed by the Council of Ministers.
PSD and PS agree on CCDR presidencies
PSD and PS are said to have already finalised an agreement on the appointments of the CCDR leaders, reports Público.
