Bernardino Soares

Bernardino José Torrão Soares is a Portuguese politician who has served as Mayor of Loures from 2013 until 2021. A member of the Portuguese Communist Party, he was also a member of the Assembly of the Republic from 1995 until 2013 and was president of the party's parliamentary group from 2001 until 2013.
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.

Electoral history

Loures City Council election, 2013

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Loures City Council election, 2017

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Loures City Council election, 2021

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