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The mayor of Lisbon said today that advance voting for the presidential election is “going very well”, estimating turnout of 61% by mid-afternoon and reporting no incidents at polling stations.
Lisbon's mayor, Carlos Moedas, also said the process took place without incident.
There are over 90,000 more voters registered for early voting than in the first round of the race to Belém. Also, Sporting and Benfica are in action today in fixtures for the 20th matchday of the national championship.
In the first round of the presidential election, the highest turnout rates were recorded in the neighbouring municipalities of Vila de Rei and Sardoal.
Overseas Portuguese voters provided the support that secured Ventura a win in the first round of the presidential election, while participation among emigrant voters increased compared with previous elections.
The leader of Chega received almost 41% of emigrant votes. Seguro received 23%.
The region, or electoral constituency, is the Azores: six of the ten municipalities with the highest abstention rates are Azorean and there are 19 with abstention above 50%. According to sociologist Fernando Diogo, of the University of the Azores and a researcher at CICS.Nova, the solution may take decades but lies in schools: “It is not necessary to create new subjects, it is necessary to create a tradition of debates within schools; there is a lack of public engagement in the 'res publica'.”
Paulo Muacho, a party official, was reacting to initial projections of abstention in the presidential election at the Amarante Cine-Teatro, where Jorge Pinto's election night is being held.
The secretary-general of the Socialist Party (PS) said today that the high turnout in the presidential election proves that the Portuguese 'when they feel their values may be under threat, mobilise', and he hailed the fact that democracy is alive.
The leader of Chega and presidential candidate arrived at São Nicolau Church to attend mass.
The presidential candidate said he was “very pleased with the turnout”, stating that “democracy always benefits when abstention is low.”
Projections of abstention in this Sunday’s presidential election range from 35.6% to 43%, compared with an abstention rate of 60.76% in the 2021 elections. The official abstention rate can only be established after the vote count, once the polls have closed. The Católica poll for RTP indicates ...
45.51% of voters had cast their ballots by 4pm, in line with the 2006 presidential election, according to data from the National Election Commission
By 2pm, turnout for the presidential election was the highest recorded in the past twenty years.
André Wemans, spokesperson for the National Elections Commission (CNE), says that Sunday's voting is proceeding 'normally', despite some 'misinformation' on social media about how to vote.
André Wemans, spokesman for the National Elections Commission (CNE), says Sunday's voting is proceeding “normally”, despite some “disinformation” on social networks about how to vote.
On the second day of diaspora voting, the Consulate in Geneva, Switzerland, once again recorded a strong turnout of Portuguese emigrants registered there. There have been queues to vote since 08:00.
CMTV follows the Presidential election in one of the country's largest parishes, in Coimbra
In the 2021 presidential election, abstention among Portuguese voters registered abroad stood at 98.12%, a higher figure than in the 2016 election.
Elected to a four-year term, succeeding Isabel Damasceno, Ribau Esteves said he felt “great satisfaction” and “encouragement” by the preliminary results of a “very high” vote for his candidacy.
Marques Mendes believes he will advance to the second round in first place.
By 14:00, 17% of those registered in Lisbon had cast their ballots in advance.
Presidential candidate António Filipe today described advance voting as positive, saying he is confident about these elections and pleased with the “significant turnout” he says he is seeing in this campaign.
