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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.

Until 2020, the presidents of the CCDRs were appointed by the government.

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”.

The governing board of each Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) will have five vice-presidents appointed by the Council of Ministers, according to a decree-law published today and criticised by the PCP, which denounces the 'governmentalisation of regional policies'.
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.
