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A referendum in Lisbon \u2013 what for?<\/h1>\n

Original opinion piece from the newspaper P\u00fablico<\/i><\/p>\n

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On 2 December 2024, the newspaper P\u00fablico published an opinion piece by Tiago Carvalho, a researcher at CIES-Iscte, on the request for a local referendum on short-term rentals in Lisbon.<\/p>\n

The author notes that, for the first time in the country, a group of citizens \u2013 the Movimento Referendo pela Habita\u00e7\u00e3o (Housing Referendum Movement) \u2013 asked Lisbon\u2019s Municipal Assembly to hold a citizen-initiated referendum. The piece frames this initiative within the mobilisation of housing rights movements, which since 2017 have organised protests, promoted debates and directly supported people affected by the housing crisis.<\/p>\n

Read the <\/i>full opinion piece in P\u00fablico<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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