Home News Bloco de Esquerda calls for voting in Seguro Bloco de Esquerda calls for voting in Seguro The Bloco de Esquerda (BE) has approved the call to vote for António José Seguro against André Ventura in the second round of the presidential elections, the party coordinator announced, criticisin
Bloco de Esquerda calls for voting in Seguro
Tuesday, 20 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
José Manuel Pureza is the national coordinator of the Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda), the party quoted in the story. In the article he is cited criticizing the president’s stance on the labour package, so his comments reflect the party’s public position on that policy.
- 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.
