We are not in a position to proceed to a referendum on regionalisation in the next four years

On the night of the municipal elections, shortly after defeating Socialist Manuel Pizarro in the race to succeed Rui Moreira, Pedro Duarte presented himself as the new 'leader of the North', arguing that Porto's mayor 'must take on that role of hare and go a little ahead to drag the region along', because 'no one else has ...'