Local authorities. ADN wants to eradicate begging from Lisbon

The National Democratic Alternative (ADN) candidate for Lisbon City Council, Adelaide Ferreira, said this Monday, after submitting her lists to the court, that she wants to eradicate begging and advocated for greater autonomy for the city in food production.

"What I'd most like to do is give them [homeless people] a new life. We've already discussed strategies within the party to eradicate this situation, as well as the situation of people who even work and live on the streets in tents. To me, this is a civilizational setback," Adelaide Ferreira emphasized in a statement to the Lusa news agency.

In this sense, the ADN candidate for Lisbon City Council highlighted housing as a “major priority” , considering it “unacceptable that there are people who work and cannot have a home”.

"I don't accept that, and Lisbon is truly doomed to this. It needs protection and foresight," he argued.

Another of the candidate's proposals is to invest in agriculture and the installation of factories in the outskirts of cities, in order to "guarantee food autonomy and the creation of jobs" at a time of global crises.

Regarding mobility, he admitted the possibility of extinguishing the Municipal Mobility and Parking Company (EMEL) or “making it more useful for the people”.

"When companies become a bit megalomaniacal, so to speak, and there's a bit of uncontrolled self-management, a bit for their own benefit and not for the benefit of the people, that, in my opinion, isn't good for the people," he argued.

Adelaide Ferreira also advocated for free public transportation and the reorganization of cycle paths, which, according to the candidate, should be installed along the riverfront to avoid conflicts with traffic.

Without “electoral expectations,” Adelaide Ferreira said she was motivated “by love for the city and the people.”

"I'm not here for a political career or economic ambitions. What moves me is the people," he emphasized.

In the current term (2021-2025), the Lisbon City Council is chaired by the social democrat Carlos Moedas, who governs without an absolute majority, elected by the “Novos Tempos” coalition — PSD/CDS-PP/MPT/PPM/Aliança.

The right-wing coalition has seven elected representatives, the same number as the “Mais Lisboa” (PS/Livre) list, while the CDU (PCP/PEV) has two and the BE one.

For the local elections of October 12, the candidacies for the presidency of the Lisbon City Council were announced: Alexandra Leitão (PS/Livre/BE/PAN), Carlos Moedas (PSD/CDS-PP/IL), João Ferreira (CDU), Ossanda Líber (New Right), Bruno Mascarenhas (Chega), José Almeida (Volt) and Adelaide Ferreira (ADN).

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