Catarina Martins says there are many candidates who are good at crunching numbers but that, taken together, they have no idea for the country. The candidate backed by the Left Bloc visited Guimarães Market this morning, accompanied by Francisco Louçã and José Manuel Pureza.
Catarina Martins accuses opponents of having no ideas for the country
Friday, 16 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
- Leader: Currently vacant (Mariana Mortágua resigned October 2025)
- Ideology: Democratic socialism, left-wing populism
The Left Bloc achieved its worst result in history in 2025, dropping from 5 seats to just 1. Mariana Mortágua, who led the party from May 2023, resigned in October 2025 after failing to reverse the party's electoral decline. Founded in 1999 as a coalition of far-left parties, BE was once the third-largest force in Portuguese politics and a key partner in the 2015-2019 Geringonça government.
