6 Portuguese women are running for the Communal Elections 2018
Last Sunday the Portuguese community in Brussels got to know six new candidates. They are all women and members of the Socialist Party.
Silvia Gonçalves Paradela
She is a candidate for Woluwe Saint-Lambert.
Joana Benzinho Santos
She is a candidate for Brussels.
Inês de Matos Pinto
She is a candidate for Etterbeek.
Yasmine Rodrigues Morais
She is a candidate for Ixelles.
Estela Costa
She is a candidate for Saint-Gilles.
Isabel da Silva Shale
She is a candidate for Anderlecht.
According to the Brussels Institut for Statistics and Analysis, 6,2% of the non-national population in Brussels are Portuguese. They are the 6th European community. A ranking led in 2017 by Romania with roughly 40 000 expatriates.
