Cotrim: the 'dirty threats' and pressures from the PSD
From being the subject of some mockery in the early months to the surprise candidate of these elections. In a campaign run in two stages, the candidate speaks about how difficult it was to endure the blows he suffered.
Filipe: nights out, his friend Seguro and Belenenses
He never thought he'd be a candidate for Belém, but he accepted his comrades' challenge. He recognises the difficulties but maintains his objective: to persevere. He does not hide how much he misses Belenenses and his friendship with Seguro.
Ferraris made from "good Portuguese materials, all based on eucalyptus resin": to the tune of Irmãos Catita, Manuel João Vieira promises
To the tune of 'No Céu Azul' by his band Irmãos Catita, Manuel João Vieira, a candidate in the presidential race, promises—in his usual humorous style—a luxury car factory to supply “the whole Iberian Peninsula.” Twenty-one years ago, after an earlier, unrealised candidacy, he was writing political commentary for the newspaper BLITZ, arguing that “citizen intervention is the only way to save politics.”
Gouveia e Melo in 'self-promotion', not beholden to political parties
With the first week of the campaign drawing to a close, Henrique Gouveia e Melo is already presenting himself as a 'politician'.
What Cotrim de Figueiredo is doing differently
A less staged and more consistent stance may be proving a competitive advantage compared with the other candidates.
