PS leader praises the courage of the mayor of Midões who resigned from office

O leader of the Socialist Party, José Luís Carneiro, praised today the president of the Junta de Freguesia de Midões, in Tabua, who resigned from office for not being able to form executive.

“ This case is very unique, because it shows how values and principles overlap the political usefulness and here our chairman of the junta was a good example, because he fulfilled what was a fundamental orientation of us do not make majorities with those who by the country are against democracy and against the Constitution ", praised José Luís Carneiro.

He considered that the mayor of Midões, Paulo Portugal, “had this courage and determination” and, for this reason, today marked a presence in this parish of the municipality of Tábua, district of Coimbra, to “signify the support and strength” that he says give to “who has the character and courage to defend the fundamental values”.

Today’s lunch to welcome the new 50 PS activists was also in support of Paulo Portugal, who, to the Lusa agency, said that he would be “a new candidate”, to the mid-term elections that will be marked due to his resignation.

In the local elections of 12 October 2025, the PS won the elections to the Junta de Freguesia de Midões, with 491 votes, electing four elements, while the Coalition Correr por Tábua won 298 votes and the party arrives 200 votes, electing three and two elements, respectively.

On Friday, in a statement, the members elected to Midões by the list of the PS announced the resignation of the mandates “before the political impasse that has been going on for more than a year and that, despite the various Freguesy Assemblies held, continues to prevent the establishment of an executive capable of ensuring the normal functioning of the Board and giving the answers that the population craves”.

In the document, Paulo Portugal says that “from day one” expressed “availability for dialogue and construction of a solution of understanding” and despite the contacts made with the opponent who became second, the Coalition Correr por Tábua, did not get any response until the meeting of inauguration.

“It was then evident the difficulty in reaching an understanding, since both opposition forces, the Coalition Correr por Tabua e o Aquista, claimed a place in the executive, as vowels of the Junta de Freguesia”, reads.

According to the Socialists, that position remained in the following assemblies, even a proposal of executive that included the three political forces, in which “the PS, which won the elections unequivocally, would be in the minority”.

The mayor Paulo Portugal considered that the resignation “does not represent a withdrawal of the commitment made, but a compromise of the most voted political force, in the hope that the gesture will overcome the existing blockade and return to the parish the stability it needs”.

The coalition candidate Run for Board (PSD/CDS-PP/IL) told the Lusa agency that it was “always available to dialogue” and accused the socialists of proposing it to the executive without ever taking the proposal to vote.

“ If they had taken the proposal the vote had accepted ", said José Francisco, who rejected faults in the impasse that took place more than a year ago, considering that, if there was no agreement, "they should have immediately resigned to allow new elections, and prevented the parish from being in the current state".