The initiative, which needed only 5,000 valid signatures, will now be formally presented to the Lisbon Municipal Assembly (AML), initiating the process to hold a municipal referendum, the ACP added in a statement.

The collection of signatures began in early August with ACP members and was later extended to the streets of the city, with collection points in different locations in Lisbon.

According to the ACP, the number of signatures achieved reflects "the mobilisation of Lisbon residents around an issue that impacts mobility, safety, accessibility and the use of public space in the city."

"With this initiative, the club intends to promote debate on the city's urban mobility model and ensure that a decision with a direct impact on the lives of thousands of people is made by the citizens themselves," the ACP highlighted in a statement.

After the City Council presents it and the AML president completes an "initial verification of the legal requirements," an Assembly committee will analyse the initiative within 15 days and present a report.

The proposal then goes to a plenary vote in the City Council, which decides whether to hold the referendum; if approved, the resolution will then be sent to the Constitutional Court, which verifies its constitutionality and legality.

Only after these steps, and if a favourable decision is obtained, will Lisbon residents be called upon to express their opinion in a municipal referendum on the continuation of the approximately six thousand shared electric scooters that exist in the city.

"The club has been warning about the challenges this reality poses in terms of road and pedestrian safety, accessibility, occupation of sidewalks and other public spaces, and enforcement, considering that the issue goes beyond mobility and also enters the field of urban management and quality of life," argued the ACP.