Bernardino Soares

Bernardino Soares
Bernardino Soares
Mayor of Loures
In office
22 October 2013 – 14 October 2021
Preceded byCarlos Teixeira
Succeeded byRicardo Leão
President of the Portuguese Communist Party's parliamentary group
In office
13 June 2001 – 3 October 2013
Preceded byOctávio Teixeira
Succeeded byJoão Oliveira
Member of the Assembly of the Republic
In office
27 October 1995 – 3 October 2013
ConstituencyLisbon
Personal details
BornBernardino José Torrão Soares
(1971-09-15) 15 September 1971
PartyPortuguese Communist Party
OccupationPolitician

Bernardino José Torrão Soares (born 15 September 1971) is a Portuguese politician who has served as Mayor of Loures from 2013 until 2021.[1] A member of the Portuguese Communist Party, he was also a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 1995 until 2013[2] and was president of the party's parliamentary group from 2001 until 2013.[3][4]

After losing reelection as Mayor of Loures to Ricardo Leão in the 2021 local election, he attempted to return to Parliament in the 2024 and 2025 legislative elections, first in Santarém and then in Beja, failing to be elected both times.[5][6]

Electoral history

Loures City Council election, 2013

Ballot: 29 September 2013
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
CDU Bernardino Soares28,57234.75+2
PS João Nunes25,69931.24–2
PSD/MPT/PPM Fernando Costa13,16416.02±0
BE Jorge Costa2,5943.20±0
CDS–PP José Lino Ramos2,5223.10±0
PCTP/MRPP Luís Patrício2,3872.90±0
Other parties 9781.20±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 6,3377.7––
Turnout 82,25349.4611±0
Source: Autárquicas 2013[7]

Loures City Council election, 2017

Ballot: 1 October 2017
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
CDU Bernardino Soares28,70132.84–1
PS Sónia Paixão24,73728.24±0
PSD/PPM André Ventura18,87721.53+1
BE Fabian Figueiredo3,1073.50±0
CDS–PP Pedro Pestana Bastos2,5082.90±0
PCTP/MRPP João Resa2,2322.50±0
PAN Ana Sofia da Silva1,8242.11new
Other parties 1,4521.70±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 4,1624.8––
Turnout 87,60052.3111±0
Source: Autárquicas 2017[8]

Loures City Council election, 2021

Ballot: 26 September 2021
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PS Ricardo Leão25,77731.54±0
CDU Bernardino Soares23,75629.14±0
PSD Nelson Batista11,45114.02–1
CH Bruno Nunes6,8848.41new
BE Fabian Figueiredo3,1703.90±0
IL Filomena Francisco2,7293.30new
PAN Soraya Ossman1,8342.20±0
CDS–PP Jorge Gomes dos Santos1,2511.50±0
PCTP/MRPP João Resa1,2491.50±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 3,6854.5––
Turnout 81,78648.3211±0
Source: Autárquicas 2021[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Autárquicas: socialista Ricardo Leão vence em Loures e impede reeleição do comunista Bernardino Soares". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  2. ↑ "Biografia | Bernardino Soares". Assembleia da República. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Octávio Teixeira está "cansado" do Parlamento". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). 2001-07-13. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  4. ↑ "João Oliveira assume presidência da bancada do PCP". TVI Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Bernardino Soares é o cabeça de lista da CDU em Santarém". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  6. ↑ ""Cá estou, não era altura de calçar as pantufas": Bernardino Soares tenta regresso ao Parlamento, agora por Beja". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Autárquicas 2013". SGMAI. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  8. ↑ "Autárquicas 2017". SGMAI. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  9. ↑ "Autárquicas 2021". SGMAI. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
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