An official party source confirmed that the XVI Congresso do Livre has been postponed, with a new date yet to be determined.
This significant gathering was scheduled at the Centro de Congressos da Alfândega do Porto and was to feature speeches by the candidates for the local elections and spokespersons Rui Tavares and Isabel Mendes Lopes.
The coalition “Almada em Comum,” which includes Livre and BE, had also postponed its campaign launch previously set for this afternoon due to the accident.
The PSD likewise canceled its planned municipal convention, initially set for Sunday in Porto, while the CDS-PP decided against holding their political kickoff event in Vale de Cambra, Aveiro district.
Chega canceled a scheduled protest for Saturday against the “block on the foreigner’s law” after it was vetoed by the Constitutional Court, and the PS postponed its municipal convention that was to take place in Coimbra.
This weekend, the PCP is set to host Festa do Avante! in Seixal, Setúbal district.
The Glória funicular in Lisbon, consisting of two electrically powered cabins synchronized by cable, derailed late Wednesday afternoon, resulting in 16 deaths and about two dozen injuries.
The disaster prompted the Government to declare a national day of mourning today, while the Lisbon City Council decided to observe three days of municipal mourning.
The elevator links the Restauradores to the Jardim de São Pedro de Alcântara in Bairro Alto, spanning approximately 265 meters, and is highly popular with tourists.
