Here are 10 political parties or groups of coalitions going to the polls on February 4 in the Azores, three less than in the 2020 election cycle.
Tuesday, December 26th, was the last day to submit lists to the courts; 10 candidacies had been received: eight parties and two coalitions. Only two are not running in all constituencies.
PSD, CDS-PP, and PPM, which formed a government in 2020 in a post-election coalition with parliamentary support from IL and CH, are now running in coalitions in the 10 possible constituencies.
The PS, which won the last elections but lost its absolute majority after 24 years in power, is also running on the nine islands and in the compensation constituency.
BE, Chega, and PAN, which currently have parliamentary representation, also presented lists of all the islands.
This is also the case for Livre, who is running again, and Alternativa Democrática Nacional (ADN), who is running for election in the Azores for the first time.
The CDU (PCP/Os Verdes), which ceased to have parliamentary representation in 2020, is again running in all constituencies.
The Liberal Initiative, which elected one Assemblymember in the last elections, with candidacies in three constituencies, extends to seven islands, leaving out only those in the western group.
Juntos pelo Povo (JPP), born in Madeira, is running for the first time in the Azores in six constituencies: São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, Santa Maria, Flores and Compensation.
In the Terceira constituency, 10 candidates are running for election.
António Ventura is the first candidate for the PSD/CDS-PP/PPM coalition and Andreia Cardoso for the PS.
Alexandra Manes heads the list for BE, Francisco Lima for CHega, and Frederico Ferreira for PAN.
Livre has Nuno Rolo as its first candidate for Terceira and Pedro Bartolomeu for CDU.
Pedro Ferreira is running first for IL, and Roberto Pires for JPP.
When the DI newspaper was going to press, it was impossible to confirm the name of the first ADN candidate for Terceira.
The President of the Republic dissolved the Legislative Assembly following the rejection of the 2024 budget and called elections for February 4, 2024.

in Diário Insular-José Lourenço, director

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