The information spread that João Português, mayor of Cuba, he would have resigned as a member and from the positions he held in the PCP, are not confirmed. Mayor and party deny the situation.
At issue would be a possible approach/invitation made to the mayor, who can no longer run again for leadership of the Municipality of Cuba, for having reached the term limit, to be the head of the CDU list in the race for Beja City Council, in local authority of 2025, that would not have materialized.
Information about the mayor's dissatisfaction is given, who would have stopped being a member of the PCP and presented the resignation of the Council of Cuba and also of Dorbe from the party.
Placed before leaving office, João Português clarified that “No, not true today (yesterday) I even have a council meeting”, justified
Regarding the approach/invitation scenario to lead the CDU list in the Municipal Elections of 2025 in Beja, the Cuban mayor said: “I know my name was under discussion, which ends up being normal., but there were also other names on the table. The decision of the Beja council fell to Vítor in a normal decision process”, finished.
The Press Office also denied that there had been any departure on the part of the mayor: “The question you ask does not correspond to the truth. João Português is not only a PCP activist and a recognized and prestigious mayor elected by the CDU, as part of the Cuban Council Commission and the Board of the Regional Organization of Beja of the PCP”, remataram.
It is recalled that last day 11 of December, the Unitary Democratic Coalition-CDU, made public that in the Municipal Elections of 2025, Vítor Picado is the candidate for President of the Beja City Council.
On Tuesday, Lidador Notícias revealed that João Duarte Palma, President of the Municipal Assembly of Cuba, will be the CDU candidate for the presidency of the Municipality in the Municipal elections of 2025.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)