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In the upcoming Coimbra city council elections, various candidates have expressed their views on housing and social security initiatives. The debate, held on RTP3, featured seven candidates vying for the Chamber's presidency.
José Manuel Silva, the current president of the Chamber and running with the Juntos Somos Coimbra coalition, has announced his intention to seek re-election. Silva's executive has been credited with doubling the licensed construction area year after year. The Juntos Somos Coimbra coalition, which holds six of the 11 city councilor positions, has invested around 40 million euros in Quinta das Bicas, Taveiro, for the construction of over 200 public housing units.
Ana Abrunhosa, a candidate for the Avançar Coimbra coalition, has pledged to build 1,000 new affordable rental units within one term. She believes it is possible to achieve this goal by leveraging available municipal lands, potential partnerships with social security cooperatives, and construction companies. However, the search results do not provide information about which candidates support building these new social security housing units or how this initiative would improve or complement the current city government’s policies.
Francisco Queirós, from the CDU, has defended supporting the cooperative movement and considered that the current effort in social security housing construction needs to 'go further.' Maria Lencastre Portugal, the candidate for Chega, proposes helping owners rehabilitate vacant buildings in Coimbra through agreements and conversations.
Delay in licensing has been identified as a problem in the housing sector. Tiago Martins, the candidate for Nova Direita, has defended housing inspections and questioned why there are so many dilapidated houses in Coimbra. Sancho Antunes, the candidate for ADN, proposes a program for owners of empty houses to cede them to the Chamber for rental. José Manuel Pureza, from the Bloco de Esquerda, has criticized the two main coalitions and their options in the housing sector.
Maria Lencastre Portugal mentions ceding land from approved lotteries for partnerships with the Cooperativa Mondego in Coimbra. However, no new information about the amount of money invested in social security projects is provided.
It is worth noting that 826 families in need of social security have been identified in the municipality, but no new information about the number of families in need of social security is provided in the context of the election debates.
None of the candidates in the debate are mentioned as supporting the Quinta das Bicas project or making propaganda videos for construction companies.
In conclusion, the Coimbra city council election candidates have presented various proposals to address housing and social security issues in the city. The election is an opportunity for voters to consider these proposals and choose the candidate who best aligns with their vision for the future of Coimbra.
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