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Behind Seguro is André Ventura, on 23%, with João Cotrim de Figueiredo rounding out the podium on 22.3%. Also, Gouveia e Melo believes he is the candidate best prepared to handle moments of crisis.
Miguel Sousa Tavares analyses the campaign, saying that Seguro and Ventura took fewer risks. Cotrim was running a 'remarkable campaign' but repeatedly shot himself in the foot; Mendes is affected by doubts about his work as a consultant; and the Admiral was the one who put forward 'a clear idea'.
Seguro met his wife at a nightclub, Ventura at the café near the church and Marques Mendes at school. Margarida, Dina and Sofia could also make it to Belém.
Luís Marques Mendes says he will be an opponent of the Government when its work is poorly done, and André Ventura admits that, at this stage, there are still several candidates vying for victory.
It appears five are tied. Who will be best in the final sprint?
On the day of the fortnightly debate in the Assembly of the Republic, health dominated the election campaign. In this edition there are emojis for all the candidates.
The 18 January election is already the most hotly contested ever. Never since 25 April 1974 have so many candidacies been formally submitted to the Constitutional Court (TC). The institution officially confirmed it had received 14 candidacies, thus exceeding the previous maximum of 13 registered in 2016 and well above the eight registered in ...
