Lisbon's Bold Choice: A New Era of Effective Governance and Urban Development

Lisbon's Clear Mandate for Change

Lisbon's residents have spoken with a clear, intentional, and demanding voice. They chose effective management over ideological drifts, ambitious development over the discouragement of critics, and technically robust proposals over vague ideas.

Citizens are perceptive and understand that great cities only evolve with leaders who combine vision for the future and execution capability. They preferred these over skeptics. This wasn't about political chess or party alliances; it was about valuing a city project and selecting those with the best skills for implementation.

Victory and Responsibilities

The coalition "Por ti, Lisboa," led by Carlos Moedas, won decisively, amassing tens of thousands of votes and establishing itself as the central space for stability, responsibility, and action capability. All elected officials—whether in the executive or oversight roles—must pause, reflect, listen to what the people on the streets have said, and act accordingly for the common good.

Key Demands from Lisbon's Citizens

• Consistent responses to daily relevant issues, with concrete solutions to correct long-standing errors in urban cleaning models.
• Overcoming hesitations in security areas and implementing large-scale programs in transport and mobility, housing, and public space qualification.
• A Lisbon City Council that adds value for all, focusing on capable professionals rather than partisan politicians.
• User-oriented operations that streamline processes, reduce response times, foster transparency and citizen information, integrate best practices, and aim for service levels worthy of the most efficient organizations in the country and world.

What Lisbon Rejects

Lisbon's residents do not want the imposition of woke culture, do not tolerate occupations of private property, do not approve of tax increases, do not see investors and companies as "speculators," do not distrust family freedoms, and do not appreciate radical and exhibitionist manifestations that disrupt the lives of ordinary citizens.

Cultural and Economic Aspirations

Lisbon expects the city to continue asserting itself as a vibrant cultural hub in contemporary art, music, cinema, theater, design, and fashion, with new facilities, free and energetic institutions, locally rooted but internationally leveled offerings, and a straightforward collaboration between the municipality and diverse programmers, free from the tyranny of single-minded thought typical of the left.

Innovation and Future Growth

Residents recognize the dynamic generated by innovation, hope to consolidate scale gains from initiatives like the Fábrica dos Unicórnios and other technological hubs installed in recent years, applaud strong investment levels and the effective creation of tens of thousands of jobs for young and qualified professionals, and intend to continue taking bold steps on this path to the future.

Core Values Emphasized

Lisbon's people know what they want: reformist will over claim-based circus, confidence in civil society vitality over gray statism, efficiency in service administration over ideological experimentation, and dialogue with the private sector over the dirigiste arrogance of the left.

Lisbon's residents have spoken with their special personality—autonomous, decided, and authentic. They do not delegate their will to putative masters of the bubble, who were busy with scenarios and conjectures, because Lisbon's people are masters of themselves and their future.

Now it's time to work, work, work—building the city, developing, modernizing, and concretizing. Good years lie ahead, as Lisbon's residents wanted and deserve.