Alentejo: ten of the 47 municipalities never changed political color.
Of the forty-seven municipalities that make up the three sub-regions of Alentejo, ten ever changed political color. Seven were always led by communist mayors and three socialists.
Four are located in Alentejo Central: Arraiolos, Mora and Montemor-o-Novo, were always APU / FEPU / CDU and Reguengos Monsaraz, the bastion PS. Three located in the North Alentejo: Campo Maior and Hawk always remained faithful to the PS and Aviz, the Communists. In the Alentejo Castro Verde and Serpa, only met mayors of the CFP the same is said in relation to Santiago do Cacém Alentejo Litoral.
Of 308 existing municipalities in Portugal, 278 no Continent, 11 Madeira and 19 Azores, only three, two of which in the Alentejo, They had two mayors, where they highlight three of the five "dinosaurs" municipal. Castro Verde, where Fernando Caeiros led for 32 year old, Reguengos de Monsaraz, where for 33 years the mayor was Vitor Martelo and finally Vila Nova de Poiares, where Jaime Marta Soares was maintained for 37 year old, between 1976 and 2013, elections which took effect the law of "Limitation of Mandates".
Also in the Alentejo it is located one of the cities that most mayors met. The power chair, Alvito, They passed 9 presidents. PS, APU / CDU, PSD and even a list of Independent ruled the county. Only Belmonte and Faro had more mayors in the lead, with 10.
There 4 years ahead of Beja House, John Rocha, is the mayor in office with more years of municipal leadership, with 37 consecutive years, 33 of which in Serpa.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
