António José Seguro is more likely to reach the second round than Gouveia e Melo
José Miguel Júdice says that Luís Marques Mendes “was a bad choice” in this presidential election and regrets that Rui Moreira is not a candidate — he considers him a better bet for the backing of the Democratic Alliance.
9pm: Cotrim admits he may have spoken with Passos Coelho
The candidate backed by the Liberal Initiative raises questions about a possible private conversation with the former Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Jorge Pinto says he may withdraw from the presidential race.
Profiles of the 11 candidates in the race for the Presidency of the Republic
The elections are scheduled for 18 January.
António José Seguro criticises bulletin featuring candidates excluded by the Constitutional Court and considers contesting
In a ruling published on Tuesday, the Constitutional Court stressed that, after that deadline, none of the three candidacies had remedied the irregularities in question.
Seguro criticises bulletin naming candidates excluded by the Constitutional Court and says he may challenge it
The Constitutional Court said on Tuesday that it did not admit the presidential election candidacies of Joana Amaral Dias, Ricardo Sousa and José Cardoso after they failed to correct identified irregularities within the stipulated deadline.
11 accepted, 3 rejected: Six answers about the Presidential election
Eleven candidacies for the presidential election have been accepted by the Constitutional Court, but complaints have been lodged that remain unanswered. Ballot papers could end up including extra names.
Official. There will be 11 candidates on the ballot paper for the presidential election
The number of candidates who will actually be running in the presidential election on 18 January is now official. The Constitutional Court (TC) reviewed the 14 applications that were formally submitted and concluded that three of them did not meet the necessary requirements — notably the three who handed in their paperwork on the final day: Joana Amaral Dias, Ricardo Sousa ...
