Four years later and after twelve in office, Manuel Narra bets on the return to the presidency of Vidigueira City Hall, as leader of MORE CITIZENS.
In a statement and under the motto “People who do. A county with a futureâ€, the independent group justifies that it is the bet of those who want the next decade, be marked by a strong LEADERSHIP, with a well-defined STRATEGY and a responsible COMMITMENT.
With 57 years, banking by profession, Manuel LuÃs Narra served as Mayor of Vidigueira during 12 year old (2005-2017), President of the Association of Municipalities of Central Alentejo and President of the Regional Energy Agency of Baixo Alentejo .
it was still, Member of the Board of Directors of the Portuguese Wine Municipalities Association, of the Board of Directors of AMBAAL, of the Alqueva Infrastructure Monitoring Commission, of the General Council of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities and Founder of the Vidigueira WineLand Association.
He currently serves as, President of the Humanitarian Association of Volunteer Firefighters of Vidigueira, President of the Charitable Association of Selmes and Alcaria and Manager of the Professional School Fialho de Almeida.
He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Associação de Beneficência de Pedrogão do Alentejo and Member of the Board of the General Meeting of Caixa de Crédito AgrÃcola do Guadiana Interior.
It is recalled that last day 22 April, PSD militants from Vidigueira write an Open Letter to Rui Rio, where they contested possible PSD support for “More citizens†that Vidigueira militants say they have as a candidate for the chamber, Manuel Narra, even before his announcement as a candidate.
The group “Mais Cidadãos†also announced that João Roberto, The Unitarian Democratic Coalition, where he was a deputy for several terms.
After the presentation of the CDU and PS announcements, in the revelation of the names of Rui Raposo and Francisco David Soares, now it's the turn of the independent group to confirm the name of Manuel Narra.
Remember that Rui Raposo was elected with 44,66% of the vote, against 35,54% The Unitarian Democratic Coalition. The Unitarian Democratic Coalition (2005-2009). The Unitarian Democratic Coalition 2009-2013 and 2013-2017 The Unitarian Democratic Coalition.
From 1976 by Vidigueira City Council, five presidents have passed: Manuel Trindade Reis (3 year old) 1976-1979, Carlos Labego Goes (22) 1979-2001, António Rodrigues Mendonça (4) 2001-2005, Luis Manuel Rosa Narra (12) 2005-2017 and Rui Manuel Serrano Raposo (4) 2017-2021.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
