Marques Mendes will await the results "with complete tranquillity"
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On arriving at the hotel where he will follow election night, Luís Marques Mendes said he had noticed during the day that abstention would be lower than in previous elections.
Abstention projected at 35–43%. Participation hasn't been this high for two decades
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Projections of abstention in this Sunday’s presidential election range from 35.6% to 43%, compared with an abstention rate of 60.76% in the 2021 elections. The official abstention rate can only be established after the vote count, once the polls have closed. The Católica poll for RTP indicates ...
"Many people care more about football" — Manuel João Vieira laments "historically high" abstention
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Presidential candidate Manuel João Vieira has already cast his vote but did not want to reveal who he voted for. However, he laments the excessively high abstention that has existed in the country “over the last 20 years”.
In the country’s most abstention-prone municipality, some people are voting for the first time at 38
EB/JI Professor António dos Santos Botelho School is hosting three polling stations for the São Miguel parish, with 2,675 registered voters.
Optimism and confidence. Cotrim votes hopeful of 'a large fall in abstention'
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The liberal presidential candidate, João Cotrim de Figueiredo, voted in Lisbon accompanied by his family. Speaking to journalists, he said he is confident he will secure a good result to advance to the second round and appealed to the Portuguese to go to the polls so they 'do not let others choose for them'.
