The National Permanent Commission is set to convene at 10:30 AM at a Lisbon hotel, with Leonor Beleza, the party’s first vice-president, expected to address the media afterward.
This body includes PSD president and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, the party’s six vice-presidents, Secretary-General and parliamentary leader Hugo Soares, along with guest Pedro Alves, the national coordinator for local authorities.
Although no specific agenda has been disclosed to the press, the meeting comes just two days after the municipal elections in which the PSD emerged victorious.
In both solo runs and coalitions, the Social Democrats elected the highest number of mayors, totaling 136, according to provisional results from the Ministry of Internal Administration, with the party achieving an absolute majority in 109 municipalities.
Among these, 78 were elected from PSD-only lists and 58 through coalitions. In total, the PSD garnered nearly 1.9 million votes, accounting for 34.31% of the total.
Compared to the previous municipal elections in 2021, the party gained 22 more municipalities (previously holding 114) and reversed local power leadership, securing more municipalities and parishes than the PS. This shift enables PSD to lead the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) and the National Association of Parishes (Anafre), aligning with Luís Montenegro’s objectives.
PSD, either alone or in coalitions, secured victories in the five most populous municipalities in the country, retaining control of Lisbon and Cascais, reclaiming Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, and Sintra, and also winning in the socialist stronghold of Guimarães.
However, the Social Democrats lost district capitals they held four years ago (now leading seven, down from nine in 2021): losing strongholds like Bragança and Viseu, and municipalities that they controlled, such as Coimbra and Faro. Conversely, PSD claimed Beja for the first time, regained Porto, and maintained control of Aveiro, Braga, Lisbon, Portalegre, and Santarém.
In the October 10 elections, PS secured second place, winning 126 municipalities on its own and two more in coalition with Livre and PAN.
