Vila Nova de Famalicão is a Portuguese town with a population of approximately 133,048 inhabitants in an area of 201,59 km2,subdivided into 49 parishes. Inserted in the Braga District,in the North Region of Portugal and in the Sub-Region of Vale do Ave,global positioned at 41⁰24’36”N | 8⁰31’13.53”W. The population of Vila Nova was created in 1205 with the charter given by the King Sancho I. The municipality was created in 1835 as a detachment from Barcelos and was elevated to the category of “Vila”with the charter given by the Queen D. Maria II. In 1985,approved by National Assembly,Vila Nova de Famalicão was elevated to the category of "city". The inhabitants of Famalicão are called Famalicenses.
Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes is a Portuguese lawyer and politician,who is the current Mayor of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005.
Greater Metropolitan Area of Minho is a former administrative division in Portugal. Founded in 2004,it consisted of 12 municipalities in the north of the country:Amares,Barcelos,Braga,Cabeceiras de Basto,Fafe,Guimarães,Póvoa de Lanhoso,Terras de Bouro,Vieira do Minho,Vila Nova de Famalicão,Vila Verde and Vizela,all of them part of the former Braga District. It was disbanded in 2009,when the intermunicipal communities Ave and Cávado were formed.
The North Region or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal,ahead of Lisbon,and the third most extensive by area. The region has 3,576,205 inhabitants according to the 2017 census,and its area is 21,278 kilometres (13,222 mi) with a density of 173 inhabitants per square kilometre. It is one of five regions of Mainland Portugal. Its main population center is the urban area of Porto,with about one million inhabitants;it includes a larger political metropolitan region with 1.8 million,and an urban-metropolitan agglomeration with 2.99 million inhabitants,including Porto and neighboring cities,such as Braga,Guimarães and Póvoa de Varzim. The Commission of Regional Coordination of the North (CCDR-N) is the agency that coordinates environmental policies,land-use planning,cities and the overall development of this region,supporting local governments and associations.
Luís Miguel Loureiro is a Portuguese state television journalist and media researcher at the University of Minho in Braga.
The 2009 Portuguese legislative election was held on 27 September,to renew all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The Socialist Party,led by incumbent Prime Minister JoséSócrates,won the largest number of seats,but didn't repeat the overall majority they gained in 2005.
Pousada de Saramagos is a Portuguese village belonging to the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão,in the North of Portugal,more precisely in the region of Minho. The population in 2011 was 2,234,in an area of 2.12 km2. It is about 9 km far from its municipal seat.
Local elections were held in Portugal on 29 September 2013. The elections consisted of three types of elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities,namely the elections for the Municipal Chambers,whose winners are automatically elected mayors,similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP),the elections for the Municipal Assemblies,as well as the elections for the lower-level Parish Assemblies,whose winners are elected parish presidents. The latter were held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country. The number of parishes had been reduced by over 1000 due to a local government reform undertaken by the Government led by Pedro Passos Coelho.
Local elections were held in Portugal on 11 October 2009. The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities,the election for the Municipal Chambers,whose winner is automatically elected president,similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP),another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly,whose winner is elected parish president. This last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country. The elections took place just two weeks after the 2009 legislative election.
Local elections were held in Portugal on 1 October 2017. The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities,the election for the Municipal Chambers,whose winner is automatically elected mayor,similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP),another election for the Municipal Assembly,as well an election for the lower-level Parish Assembly,whose winner is elected parish president. This last election was held in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country. In the 2017 election,13.3 percent of incumbent mayors,41 to be precise,were barred from running for another term.
Local elections were held in Portugal on 16 December 2001. The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities,the election for the Municipal Chambers,whose winner is automatically elected mayor,similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP),another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly,whose winner is elected parish president. This last was held separately in the more than 4,200 parishes around the country.
This is the results breakdown of the Portuguese local elections,2013 for the Municipal Councils held on 29 September 2013. The following tables show detailed results in each of the country's 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions and a table with the detailed results from the most populous cities in the country.
The Liberal Initiative is a liberal political party in Portugal. Founded in 2017,it is currently led by Rui Rocha. The party has been described as being on the political right by academics and journalists.
An election was held in Portugal on Sunday,26 May 2019,to elect the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024. This was the eighth European Parliament election held in Portugal.
Local elections in Portugal were held on 26 September 2021. The election consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities:the election for the Municipal Chamber,whose winner is automatically elected mayor,similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP);another election for the Municipal Assembly;and an election for the Parish Assembly,whose winner is elected parish president. This last one was held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country. In the 2021 election,12.3 percent of incumbent mayors,38 to be precise,were barred from running for another term:23 from the PS,11 from the PSD,3 from CDU and one from the CDS–PP.
Regional elections were held in Madeira on 24 September 2023,to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The election replaced all 47 members of the Madeira Assembly,and the new members will then elect the President of the Autonomous Region.
The 2021 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election took place on 1 February 2021,during the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress.
Francisco Soares Mesquita Machado,commonly known as simply Mesquita Machado,is a Portuguese former politician. A member of the Socialist Party,he was the mayor of Braga from the first democratic elections in 1976 until 2013. He was also a member of the Assembly of the Republic from the first elections in 1976 until 1991.
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Portugal in January 2026. The elections will elect the successor to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,who is barred from running for a third term.
The 2021 Lisbon local election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
