Lisbon voters reelect mayor in spite of horrific streetcar crash

Cătălin Roșioru

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Voters have returned Lisbon’s mayor to office in Portugal’s municipal elections , less than six weeks after a streetcar crash in the Portuguese capital killed 16 people, including 11 tourists, and caused a public outcry. Mayor Carlos Moedas, heading a right-of-center coalition, won 42% of the vote in Lisbon, compared with 34% for second-placed left-of-center leader Alexandra Leitão, according to official results published late Sunday. Moedas rejected any blame for the