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2017 Porto Local Election
The 2017 Porto local election was held on 1 October 2017 to elect the members of the Porto City Council. Rui Moreira, mayor since 2013, won a second term as Mayor of Porto, winning a majority in the city council. He beat the Socialist candidate, once again Manuel Pizarro, who managed to increase his voting share and to gain 1 councillor. The Social Democratic Party, in coalition with the People's Monarchist Party, had a terrible result, losing more than half of the votes from 2013 and electing one single councillor. The Communist Party, with Ilda Figueiredo as its candidate, managed to keep its seat in the City Council, despite a slight loss in the vote share. Meanwhile, the Left Bloc, with João Teixeira Lopes as its candidate after João Semedo withrew his candidacy for health reasons, failed once again to gain any seat in the city council. Background In the 2013 election, Rui Moreira, an independent politician, managed to win the election, despite not winning an absol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Porto
A flag is a piece of textile, fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the Maritime flag, maritime environment, where Flag semaphore, semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Semedo
João Pedro Furtado da Cunha Semedo (20 June 1951 – 17 July 2018) was a Portuguese physician and politician. Biography Born in Lisbon in 1951, he attended Camões Secondary School and graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon in 1975. Between 1972 and 1974, he was a member of the board of the Association of Students of that college. In 1975, he participated in the creation and promotion of the Movement ALFA (for adult literacy), and was part of its leadership. He completed his internship in the former Civil Hospitals of Lisbon, now the Hospital Central Lisbon Center, and then joined the national movement of internal physicians. He moved to Porto in 1978, where he practiced medicine and pursued political, social and cultural activities. He participated in founding the Union of Doctors of the North and the Popular University of Porto, and was part of the leadership of FITEI and the artistic cooperative Tree. He worked in several public, private and socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portuguese Labour Party
The Portuguese Labour Party (, PTP) is a Portuguese centre-left political party currently led by Amândio Madaleno. It was recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 1 July 2009."Partidos registados e suas denominações, siglas e símbolos" Constitutional Court of Portugal, Tribunal Constitucional . It had 3 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira from 2011 to 2015. In the 2015 Madeiran regional election, the party ran on an electoral list with the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party, the People–Animals–Nature and the Earth Party, in an alliance named ''Mudança'' (Change), which elected one PTP deputy. Election results Assembly of the Republic European Parliam ...
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