The Portuguese are tired of this rowdy campaign

In this Friday's Contrapoder, communications consultant António Cunha Vaz reviews the electoral campaign. He says it “was one of the dirtiest campaigns” he has ever witnessed.

CNN Portugal16 Jan

Many campaign moments will be remembered

Thirteen days of an election campaign with 11 candidates for a single seat come to an end today. There are therefore many moments that will go down in history — moments captured by our teams who followed yet another election campaign.

RTP Notícias16 Jan

What are tracking polls? They are not daily polls: it's like watching "television ratings — they vary every day and you can see a trend", explains António Gomes, managing director of GfK-Metris

In this May 2025 episode of Perguntar Não Ofende, ahead of this year's legislative elections, Daniel Oliveira spoke with António Gomes, managing director of GfK-Metris and a specialist with three decades of experience in opinion research. Revisit the conversation here about polls and tracking polls.

Expresso16 Jan

André Ventura wants to prevent 'socialism from returning to Belém Palace' and, to that end, has a proposal for the leaders of other parties

André Ventura kept one of the campaign traditions and made the customary walk down Chiado on the last day before the election. Confident of victory on Sunday, the Chega candidate already issued challenges ahead of the second round, urging the PSD and the Liberal Initiative not to stand in the way of a final showdown with António José Seguro.

CNN Portugal16 Jan

VASP to be heard in Parliament on Tuesday over distribution of newspapers and magazines

VASP will appear before Parliament on Tuesday to answer questions about issues related to the distribution of newspapers and magazines.

Dinheiro Vivo16 Jan

António José Seguro is already being addressed as "Mr President"

The sun appeared in time for the final day of the campaign, in a setting the candidate hopes to see repeated on the road to Belém. Seguro seeks to present himself as the candidate of reconciliation and is already assuming the trappings of the presidency, on a day also marked by several high‑profile endorsements in Porto.

CNN Portugal16 Jan

Lack of newspaper distribution brought to parliament

The president of API is to be heard in parliament about distribution following a notice from VASP in December. The government has not responded since October 2024, when it presented an Action Plan for the Media.

Observador16 Jan

Photo gallery: the presidential election campaign in 50 images

11 presidential candidates (although 13 appear on the ballot paper) travelled the country from north to south seeking votes for the election scheduled for this Sunday. Between speeches about stability and independence, personal attacks between candidates and almost-daily polls on television, the campaign that now ends will serve as a basis to determine who ...

ECO16 Jan

The Resident Podcast: Today’s News Review with journalist Natasha Donn

In this episode, Natasha discusses her three news picks of the week including the Portugal’s presidential contest where sexual harassment claims are overshadowing proceedings, the recent Orwellian tone of the The post The Resident Podcast: Today’s News Review with journalist Natasha Donn appeared first on Portugal Resident.

Portugal Resident16 Jan

Five cases that shaped the presidential campaign

In the final stretch of the campaign, journalist Rita Rato Nunes of Sábado magazine explains some of the cases that marked the race for Belém.

Correio da Manhã16 Jan

In the final stretch of the campaign, António Filipe has a ginjinha in Moita and says some of the current President's good practices should be retained

The presidential candidate highlighted Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's direct personal contact and approachability.

Correio da Manhã16 Jan

Presidential election: a communications muddle

We can conclude, as the campaign for the presidential elections in Portugal comes to an end, that it has turned into a collective exercise in noise, where almost everything is said and done and very little is explained. There were many weeks, beyond these final two weeks of the campaign, in which we witnessed a communications muddle, in which ...

ECO16 Jan

A campaign that alienates, a hesitant vote

The assessment of the first round of these presidential elections is anything but encouraging. Not so much because of the results that may emerge, but because of the way we reached this point. The campaign was, essentially, mediocre and mired in mud‑slinging. Dominated by insinuations, personal attacks and unedifying backroom manoeuvres, it left an uncomfortable question hanging in the air: after what we have seen...

ECO16 Jan

Government to set up working group to valorise Portuguese pavement (Calçada Portuguesa)

The Government will set up a working group for the Calçada Portuguesa to study the situation of this professional and artistic practice and propose measures to valorise it, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport announced today.

RTP Notícias16 Jan

To hell with the elections | War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength

The world is sick and Portugal isn't feeling very well either. Words have lost their meaning and those in power have lost all shame — and those who want power have too. Newspeak has jumped from Orwell's dystopian literature and become common currency in the real world. Absurdity is commonplace and everything means its opposite.

CNN Portugal16 Jan

Government to set up a working group to promote the Calçada Portuguesa

The objective is to study the situation of this professional and artistic practice and propose measures to raise its profile.

Correio da Manhã16 Jan

Was the strangest presidential campaign the worst of all?

It was a long campaign, with a record number of candidates, and one in which there was much discussion about what the government can do and less about what a president can influence. Was it also a campaign to be forgotten?

Observador16 Jan

The poll that annoys everyone

A tracking poll has become an unexpected focal point of the campaign and the target of daily criticism. What does it measure, how reliable is it, and why did it get things wrong in the past? Conversation with Alexandre Picoto.

Observador16 Jan

Do you already know who you'll vote for in the January legislative elections? (2)

Do you still remember the folk tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin? Those who were saved from the hypnotic 'music' were three children: one with a limp, one blind and one deaf.

Observador16 Jan

The elections that weren't elections

Público13 Jan

Official presidential election campaign starts today at 6am

RTP Notícias4 Jan

New Year — Luís Montenegro again calls for labour reform

RTP Notícias1 Jan

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will deliver his final New Year's message today at 06:00

RTP Notícias1 Jan