Latest news and stories from the Braga district, Portugal.
At one of the three polling stations run by the União de Freguesias de Oliveira, they vote on the transport they use to get to school, on school meals and on sport — or even on superheroes.
A forum on social prescribing will bring together health and cultural professionals, universities and community workers to discuss innovative models of care and the outcomes of a project incubated in Braga.
A union representative says pupils have been 'permanently soaked' in container classrooms since the start of the €13 million building works. The municipal council says it will award the contract for a covering next week.
Cotrim de Figueiredo concludes the campaign with a dinner-rally in Braga and says he believes that, despite the controversies of recent days, he has not compromised what he considers to be the 'presidential profile' he wants to have.
The leader of the Left Bloc stood alongside the presidential candidate at the Guimarães Market. They describe her as a “bulwark of hope”.
After a week marked by controversy, João Cotrim de Figueiredo received words of support at the Guimarães market and renewed his call for tactical voting. The candidate insists he represents the only alternative for those who do not want to see António José Seguro in the Presidency of the Republic.
The candidate was playing music in a bar in Braga. Meanwhile, Almirante raises his tone and levels accusations against the Chega candidate.
António José Seguro performed as a DJ at an event in Braga the night before the campaign closed.
'Macarena' and 'Daddy Cool' among DJ António José Seguro's choices. In search of young voters, he swaps rallies for bars and appeals: 'I want to be the president of a new era'.
Reports differ over Jorge Pinto’s final campaign messages: RTP and Observador say he urged voters to back António José Seguro before reversing course and criticising journalists, while other outlets quote Pinto denying he explicitly urged a vote. António José Seguro welcomed what he described as a vote‑concentration move, but the sequence of statements and retractions has created uncertainty in the final stretch of campaigning. Undecided voters and local campaign teams should watch for clarifications that could affect last‑minute tactical voting.
The Socialist Party (Partido Socialista or PS) is Portugal's main centre‑left, social‑democratic party that has been one of the country’s largest parties and has led national governments since 2015 under António Costa. Its decisions shape taxation, housing, health and immigration policies that directly affect residents and expats living in Portugal.
Tactical voting means choosing a less-preferred candidate to achieve a strategic outcome—for example concentrating support to ensure a preferred candidate reaches the second round (segunda volta) or to block a rival. Party leaders urge it when they want to avoid splitting votes among similar candidates and increase the chance of a favourable runoff result.
RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal) is Portugal's state-owned public service broadcaster, operating since 1935 (radio) and 1957 (television). It runs 8 television channels (including RTP1, RTP2, RTP3) and 7 radio stations (Antena 1, 2, 3), plus international services reaching Portuguese diaspora worldwide. Funded by a broadcasting tax on electricity bills and advertising revenue, RTP serves as Portugal's cultural reference, providing quality news, education, and entertainment. Its archive represents "irreplaceable heritage in Portuguese collective memory", and it pioneered online streaming with RTP Play in 2011. RTP connects "Portugal and the Portuguese to themselves, to each other, and to the world"