Petition demands council hold binding referendum on issue after local people say they have been priced out
Housing activists in Lisbon are to hand over a petition, signed by more than 6,600 residents, calling on city officials to agree to hold a binding referendum on banning tourist lets in residential blocks.
On Friday, the movement will present the petition to the head of the municipal assembly, in what Antunes said was a “first step”. From there, assembly members are obliged to have a debate.
At the heart of their stories was the question of what lies ahead for those who call Lisbon home. “People told us about what kind of city they want to see,” said Antunes. “What kind of country do we want for youth, for elderly people, for people who can’t get houses?”
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