Presidential candidate Jorge Pinto today appealed to right-wing voters and PAN supporters to reward those who run a campaign in a 'serious and informed' way, and said he was 'very certain' he would achieve a 'good result'.
Presidential candidate Jorge Pinto appeals to right-wing voters and PAN supporters
Saturday, 10 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Inês Sousa Real is the leader of PAN (Pessoas-Animais-Natureza), a small Portuguese party focused on animal welfare, the environment and civil-rights issues. In the story she urged people to vote to "preserve democracy" and pushed for changes to electoral law to protect emigrants’ voting rights and personnel on missions, which could affect overseas voters.
PAN (People–Animals–Nature; Pessoas–Animais–Natureza) is a small Portuguese political party, founded in the late 2000s, that emphasises animal welfare, environmental protection and social rights and has held seats in the national parliament since the mid‑2010s. While small, PAN can influence legislation on environmental, animal‑welfare and consumer issues that affect everyday life for residents.
