Candidate Humberto Correia finalises autobiography as results are being counted
Presidential candidate Humberto Correia said today he will not endorse any candidate in the second round and, while the results are being counted, is finishing his autobiography, saying he had believed Gouveia e Melo would win the election.
"It was honest." António Filipe says the campaign "was worth it"
António Filipe believes this “campaign was worth it”, despite the outcome of the candidacy. The candidate backed by the PCP says many supporters voted for António José Seguro out of “fear that there could be two more right-wing candidates in the second round”.
António José Seguro's first comments after winning the first round
António José Seguro has just arrived at his campaign headquarters in Caldas da Rainha. Walking from his home, the candidate backed by the Socialist Party (PS) began by greeting the Portuguese people.
Cotrim de Figueiredo calls for a president with a different political stance
João Cotrim de Figueiredo agrees with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who said the next President of the Republic will have a difficult term. On the sidelines of a campaign event in Guimarães, the presidential candidate argued for a Head of State with a different political attitude.
Cotrim believes he will receive more than 20 per cent of the vote
João Cotrim de Figueiredo says that on Sunday he will receive more than 20 per cent of the vote and believes the way he campaigned will “serve as inspiration” for other political battles. The candidate insisted that the “dirty campaign” he believes he is being targeted by will not succeed.
Cotrim Figueiredo says he is 'standing, whole and ready for the fight and to make history'
Presidential candidate Cotrim Figueiredo said today he was 'standing, whole, ready for the fight and to make history' after 'difficult days' following an allegation of sexual harassment, and did not rule out supporting any candidate, including Ventura.
Ventura criticises Cotrim's backtrack on support and refuses to make the alleged harassment case an issue
The liberal candidate admitted that saying he wouldn't rule out supporting any candidate in a potential run-off, including Ventura, was “a rather unfortunate moment”.
António Filipe: 'I have never appealed for the support of the parties; I address myself to the citizens'
“Each citizen will decide how to vote next Sunday,” says António Filipe, a candidate backed by the PCP and PEV.
Seguro considers himself 'the moderate candidate best placed to win'
António José Seguro on Monday rejected the idea of voting for André Ventura in a hypothetical second round of the presidential election because he considers himself the moderate candidate best placed to win, adding that his opponents on the right promise to help one another. “No, I will not accept that,” he told journalists today as he left a rally at the auditorium of ...
"I don't mislead anyone," says Marques Mendes about his experience
The candidate backed by the PSD and CDS-PP sought to distance himself from his rivals.
Jorge Pinto says he is "fully prepared to get a poor result" on the 18th
The presidential candidate points out that many of history's greatest leaders emerged after “successive defeats”.
Belém is not a career prize or a facilitator of business
Presidential candidate João Cotrim de Figueiredo argued that being President of the Republic is not a career prize, nor a role as a facilitator of business or a way to gain airtime for other elections. “For me, being President of the Republic is not a career prize. For me, being President of the Republic is not a continuation of duties of ...”
