This Saturday, the PS/Açores introduced the list of candidates for the 2025 local elections at the Regional Commission, thus fulfilling its commitment to quickly present “credible, winning candidates with projects that will develop each of the region’s municipalities over the next four years.”

According to Francisco César, President of the PS/Açores, this was the work of the island structures which, following the party’s statutes, “nominated the candidates for the municipal councils of each of their municipalities”.

“Since the structures have made their nominations, this Regional Commission only serves to inform the President of the PS who the candidates are for those 19 municipalities,” said the socialist, stressing that this is good news.

“And it’s good news because it allows us to fulfill our commitment: to find 19 credible candidates as quickly as possible, with the ability to win and with projects that can and have the obligation to develop these municipalities over the next four years,” said Francisco César.

As a result, the PS/Açores is running for mayor of Vila do Porto, in Santa Maria, with Bárbara Chaves, the current mayor who is running for a second term.

In São Miguel, the Socialist leader announced, in statements to the media, the names of Manuel Paiva, Commander of the Fire Brigade for the Nordeste Town Council; Lurdes Alfinete, a teacher for the Ribeira Grande Town Council, and Pedro Nuno Melo, the current Mayor of Povoação, who is running again for a new term.

“For Ponta Delgada, we have Isabel Almeida Rodrigues, someone you all know, she was Secretary of State in António Costa’s government, she was a member of Parliament, Regional Secretary, regional deputy and advisor to the President of the Government,” said Francisco César, going on to announce, for São Miguel, the name of Graça Melo, current Deputy Mayor of Vila Franca do Campo, who is now running for Mayor, and Frederico Sousa, current Mayor, who is running for Lagoa City Council.

On the island of Terceira, Marco Martins is the name chosen to run for Praia da Vitória City Council, while for Angra do Heroísmo, Fátima Amorim, the current Deputy Mayor, is running.

In Faial, the name chosen is that of Inês Sá, currently a regional MP.

In Pico, “we have Ana Brum, the current mayor, who is running again for Lajes do Pico; in Madalena we have Daniel Rosa, a businessman and leader of the PS municipal bench, and in São Roque we have Pedro Baptista”.

In São Jorge, MP Isabel Teixeira will run for Vela’s town council, while Dário Ambrósio is in Calheta.

The Santa Cruz da Graciosa City Council candidate will be Paulo Jorge Cunha, former coordinator of PS Graciosa.

“In Flores, we have the current Mayor of Lajes das Flores who is running again and in Santa Cruz we have Ivan Castro, once again a young man, along with Beto Vasconcelos, one aged 35, the other 39.”

In Corvo, the candidate will be Marco Silva, “a well-known person on the island who currently works for SATA.”

“These are the candidates of the Socialist Party and what we want is for them to have a good result: to win the elections,” said the President of the PS/Açores, Francisco César.

From a Press Release.