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The ADN party has announced it will back André Ventura in the second round of the election.
National bodies maintain 'coherence' and do not express institutional support for any candidate. Meanwhile JSD Lisbon breaks with the PSD and with the national JSD, expressing a preference for António José Seguro. 'At this stage there is only one right choice for a social-democrat,' they argue.
Bruno Fialho's party will only vote on the proposal to offer support next week, but nonetheless sets red lines for the constitutional revision. It is the first time another party has backed Ventura.
Iniciativa Liberal (IL) will officially remain neutral in the presidential run-off, but its president, Mariana Leitão, said she will personally vote for António José Seguro “without much enthusiasm.” Leitão rejected the populist appeal of André Ventura while also saying IL cannot back a candidate who seeks to leave the status quo unchanged. The story highlights a tension between the party’s institutional neutrality and individual leadership choices — amplified by a note that one candidate drew three times the party’s votes and Cotrim’s campaign director’s remark that “a political camp needs leadership,” suggesting internal strategic concerns about direction and influence.
In the party's internal vote, of the 1,800 members and supporters who took part, 99% voted in favour of Livre's support for António José Seguro's candidacy in the second round of the presidential election.
The Left Bloc will call on voters to back António José Seguro in the second round of the presidential election. The announcement was made this morning by the party coordinator at a conference reviewing the election results.
Álvaro Beleza, a supporter of António José Seguro, says he expects the backing of the Portuguese public and social democrats in the second round, arguing that the candidate backed by the PS “has been a social democrat since childhood”.
The CDS – Centro Democrático e Social party will announce whether it will endorse a candidate or remain neutral in the second round of the presidential election at a meeting on Wednesday.
PAN (People–Animals–Nature) announced it will back António José Seguro in the presidential election second round on 8 February. The party’s statement was reinforced by Pedro Duarte, the Social Democrat mayor of Porto, who told CNN he will vote for Seguro and criticised André Ventura as pursuing party advantage. The endorsement brings an additional cross-party element to the run-off contest.
Luís Montenegro says the PSD's political space is not represented by Seguro or Ventura. Also, FC Porto beat Guimarães 1-0.
The BE coordinator announced today that he will propose to the party's National Board that it call on voters to back António José Seguro in the second round of the presidential election, scheduled for 8 February.