2025 Porto local election

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2025 Porto local elections
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  2021 12 October 2025

All 13 Councillors in the Porto City Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
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Leader Filipe Araújo Manuel Pizarro Pedro Duarte
Party Independent PS PSD
Alliance Do it as Porto
PAN
PS
RIR
Porto is us [a]
Last election6 seats, 40.7%3 seats, 18.0%2 seats, 17.2%

 
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Leader Diana Ferreira Sérgio Aires Miguel Côrte-Real
Party PCP BE CH
Alliance CDU
Last election1 seats, 7.5%1 seat, 6.3%0 seats, 3.0%

Incumbent Mayor

Rui Moreira
Independent



The 2025 Porto local election will be held on 12 October 2025 to elect the members for Porto City Council, Porto Municipal Assembly and the city's 7 parish assemblies.

Contents

This election is expected to be extremely competitive after the 3 mandates of the liberal-backed Independent Rui Moreira, which is barred from running for a 4th term, with both the Socialists and Social Democrats hoping to win the second major city in Portugal, [1] with Moreira's independent movement also running deputy mayor Filipe Araújo as a candidate, [2] despite not having the endorsement of Rui Moreira himself. [3]

The Socialist Party has already chosen former Health minister Manuel Pizarro as their candidate, while the Social Democratic Party formed a coalition with the CDS – People's Party and the Liberal Initiative with former minister of Parliament Affairs Pedro Duarte as their candidate. [4]

Background

In the 2021 election, Rui Moreira, mayor since 2013, won a third term as Mayor of Porto, winning 40.7% of the votes and 6 seats, losing his majority in the city council. The Socialist candidate, Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro, won 18.0% of the vote and 3 seats, while the Social Democratic candidate, Vladimiro Feliz, won 17.2% of the votes and 2 seats. [5]

The Unitary Democratic Coalition, led by Ilda Figueiredo, won 7.5% of the votes and 1 seat, while the Left Bloc, which presented Sérgio Aires as a candidate for mayor, gained a seat in the City Council, for the first time in its history, achieving 6.3% of the votes. [6]

Electoral system

Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the municipal council is automatically elected mayor, similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP). The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run. [7] [8]

Parties and candidates

Declared

Party/CoalitionPolitical
position
Candidate2021 resultRef.
Votes (%)Seats
FàP Do it as Porto [b]
Fazer à Porto
Centre-right
to right-wing
Filipe Araújo 40.7%
6 / 13
[2]
PS Socialist Party [c]
Partido Socialista
Centre-left Manuel Pizarro 18.0%
3 / 13
[9]
OPSNPorto is us
O Porto somos nós PSD, IL, CDS–PP
Centre-right
to right-wing
Pedro Duarte 17.2%
2 / 13
[10] [11]
CDU Unitary Democratic Coalition
Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV
Left-wing
to far-left
Diana Ferreira 7.5%
1 / 13
[12]
BE Left Bloc
Bloco de Esquerda
Left-wing
to far-left
Sérgio Aires 6.3%
1 / 13
[13]
CH Enough!
Chega!
Far-right Miguel Côrte-Real 3.0%
0 / 13
[14]
L FREE
LIVRE
Left-wing Hélder Sousa 0.5%
0 / 13
[15]
VP Volt Portugal
Volt Portugal
Centre
to centre-left
Guilherme Jorge 0.4%
0 / 13
[16]
NCPorto First – Nuno Cardoso
Porto Primeiro – Nuno Cardoso NC, PPM
Centre
to centre-right
Nuno Cardoso 0.2%
0 / 13
[17] [18]
ADN National Democratic Alternative
Alternativa Democrática Nacional
Far-right Frederico Duarte Carvalho [19]
PLS Liberal Social Party
Partido Liberal Social
Centre Luís Tinoco Azevedo [20]
PTP Portuguese Labour Party
Partido Trabalhista Português
Left-wing Maria Amélia Costa [20]
AAPorto with Porto
Porto com Porto
Centre António Araújo [21]

Withdrew

Party/CoalitionPolitical
position
Candidate2021 resultRef.
Votes (%)Seats
RIR React, Include, Recycle
Reagir, Incluir, Reciclar
Centre Vitorino Silva [22] [23]
ND New Right
Nova Direita
Right-wing Aníbal Pinto [24] [25]

Campaign period

Party slogans

Party or allianceOriginal sloganEnglish translationRefs
FàP « Fazer à Porto »"Do it as Porto" [26]
PS « À moda do Porto »"Porto style" [27]
OPSN« O Porto somos nós »"Porto is us" [28]
CDU « Porto para todos »"Porto for all" [29]
BE « Estamos aqui »"We are here" [30]
CH TBATBA

Candidates' debates

2025 Porto local election debates
DateOrganisersModerator(s)   P Present [d]   NI Not invited  I Invited   A Absent invitee 
FàP
Araújo
PS
Pizarro
OPSN
Duarte
CDU
Ferreira
BE
Aires
CH
Côrte-Real
Refs
Sep 2025 SIC NIIINININI [31]

Opinion polling

Polling firm/LinkFieldwork dateSample size FàP OPSN PS CDU BE CH L NC
PPM
OLead
IL CDS PSD
ICS/ISCTE 17 Jun–2 Jul 20258055
0
33
5
36
6
4
0
3
0
12
2
1
0
2
0
4
0
3
2025 Legislative election 18 May 20258.1
(1)
35.1 [e]
(5)
23.7
(4)
3.6
(0)
2.9
(0)
14.1
(2)
7.2
(1)
5.2
(0)
11.4
2024 EP election 9 Jun 202412.7
(2)
31.2 [e]
(4)
27.6
(4)
4.4
(0)
6.6
(1)
6.6
(1)
6.5
(1)
4.4
(0)
3.6
2024 Legislative election 10 Mar 20246.8
(1)
34.3 [e]
(6)
28.3
(4)
3.4
(0)
5.7
(1)
10.0
(1)
5.6
(0)
5.9
(0)
6.0
2022 Legislative election 30 Jan 20227.8
(1)
2.0
(0)
34.7
(5)
35.1
(6)
4.7
(0)
6.0
(1)
3.3
(0)
2.2
(0)
4.2
(0)
0.4
2021 local election 26 Sep 202140.7
6
17.2
2
18.0
3
7.5
1
6.3
1
3.0
0
0.5
0
0.2
0
6.6
0
22.7

Notes

  1. Coalition with PSD, IL and CDS–PP.
  2. Supported by People-Animals-Nature (PAN).
  3. Supported by React, Include, Recycle (RIR).
  4. Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
  5. 1 2 3 PSD and CDS ran in a coalition, the Democratic Alliance (AD).

References

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  2. 1 2 "Rui Moreira confirma que vice-presidente Filipe Araújo será candidato ao Porto". Público (in Portuguese). 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  3. "Rui Moreira descola do seu vice e não deixa que use o mesmo movimento para concorrer à Câmara do Porto". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2025-02-15. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
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  20. 1 2 "Partido Liberal Social candidata ao Porto empresário Luís Tinoco Azevedo". Porto Canal (in European Portuguese). 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
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  28. "None". Pedro Duarte Facebook account (in Portuguese). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  29. "None". CDU Porto Facebook account (in Portuguese). 10 July 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  30. "None". Sérgio Aires Facebook account (in Portuguese). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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