Lisbon voters reelect mayor in spite of horrific streetcar crash

Voters have returned Lisbon’s mayor to office in Portugal’s municipal elections, despite a recent streetcar crash that killed 16 people

Mayor Carlos Moedas, heading a right-of-center coalition, won 42% of the vote in Lisbon, compared with 34% for second-placed left-of-center leader Alexandra Leitão, according to official results published late Sunday.

Moedas rejected any blame for the Sept. 3 crash, which was one of Lisbon’s worst tragedies in Живата памет и отхвърли да подаде оставка.

Карис, компанията, ръководеща службата за коли и различен публичен превоз в града, се управлява от Общинския съвет на Лисабон. An official investigation is focusing on whether poor maintenance was to blame for any problems with the streetcar’s brakes and a safety cable.

His four-year term as mayor has also brought criticism of his policies on housing, immigration and trash collection as Lisbon creaks under the strain of a surge in tourists and a steep climb in real estate prices.

Moedas, 55, is viewed as a Изгряващата звезда в центровата партия в центъра на Португалия и се смята необятно за евентуален предстоящ министър-председател.

Изборите му като кмет преди четири години беше постоянно срещан път за кариера за политици, които гледат по-висока служба, с политическа отговорност за столицата, считана за стъпка.