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José Luís Carneiro was the only candidate for Secretary-General of the PS and received around 20,000 votes. Additionally, Rita Matias calls for the resignation of the party's municipal councillor in Lisbon.
José Luís Carneiro was re-elected this Saturday as Secretary-General of the PS with 96.9 percent of the votes cast in the direct elections where he was the sole candidate, with 91 sections still to be counted, according to an official party source.
Candidates arrived with their children and set the tone for a pilgrimage to the João Rocha Pavilion, where the new generations prevailed. But there was more, including an unlikely presence, a minister, and various symbols.
The Lisbon Court of Appeal rejected the appeal from the leader of Chega, confirming the initial decision of the Lisbon Civil Court that ordered the removal of presidential campaign posters directed at the Roma community.
The Lisbon Court of Appeal today rejected André Ventura's appeal and confirmed the initial decision of the Lisbon Civil Court, which ordered the removal of his presidential campaign posters that targeted the Roma community.
The article critiques Carlos Moedas for his political maneuvers, particularly his secretive agreement with the far-right party Chega, which contradicts his public image as a reformist. It highlights the lack of transparency in his dealings and the implications for his governance in Lisbon, emphasizing that he can no longer blame external factors for inaction. The piece calls for Moedas to focus on effective governance rather than personal political ambitions, as he now holds a majority that was not directly granted by the electorate.
Moedas has secured an absolute majority with former Chega members, raising questions about the implications for Lisbon's political landscape and whether this shift marks the end of certain political red lines.
The presidential candidate began the second day of campaigning in a meet-the-public event in Almada. The focus is on disregarding opinion polls and persuading the electorate that nothing is guaranteed.
REPORT || Before the speeches there was already politics — it was unfolding in the buffet queue. A veteran editor spoke of 'democrats and non-democrats', a writer reminded people that culture exists to avoid demonising the other, and a still-hoarse candidate moved from table to table as if gauging the country by the firmness of each handshake. In Beato, Lisbon, amid chilli with no heat, Dão wine with no bite and a mousse that was far too sweet and crying out for kiwi, António José Seguro's campaign spent the day rehearsing an old question, with Natália Correia in the background: when democracy tightens, who stays seated at the table?
During a day of campaigning at Lisbon's universities and on the streets of Mem Martins, André Ventura says the debate revealed that António José Seguro has no ideas for the country.
On the first day of the campaign, António José Seguro will be in Lisbon with figures from the cultural sector. The two candidates begin the election campaign after the sole televised face-to-face debate.
From the classroom to the presidential race, testimonies at the university where Ventura and Seguro taught outline contrasting personalities in their contact with students. These are the recollections of the 'Casinha Amarela', the Autónoma, on the day of the final debate between the two.
In the first round, André Ventura did not win at home. Algueirão-Mem Martins is the country's largest parish, where the candidate finished behind Seguro with 25.58% of the votes.
The Mayor of Oeiras stresses that he would never vote for André Ventura. Also in today's paper, the Civil Protection's report on incidents related to the inclement weather.
The councillor moved into the building that houses Moedas's administration and says she is 'available to serve the public'. She accuses Bruno Mascarenhas of preventing her from doing her job. Mascarenhas promises to reply after the elections.
A meeting with young people will take place in the Main Hall of the Lumiar Parish Council this Wednesday evening.
In Sacavém, Ventura declared that his Honorary Committee “is the Portuguese people”.
André Ventura returned to the campaign trail in Sacavém after advancing to the second round, challenging António José Seguro to more debates and accusing him of preparing to avoid direct confrontations. Ventura said he was astonished that several right‑wing and establishment figures were endorsing Seguro — whom he claims is ‘running into the arms of the Socialist Party’ — but stressed that such endorsements do not matter to him and that only popular support counts.
The candidate backed by the Socialist Party (PS) began the second phase of his campaign in Odivelas, reaffirming health as a priority. He says he wants to “collaborate” with the government and is awaiting a meeting with the prime minister.
On election night this Sunday, Isaltino Morais noted that in Oeiras, Ventura 'came in fourth. The admiral finished ahead of André Ventura and Marques Mendes came last.' In one stroke, he summed up his support for Gouveia e Melo and his repudiation of the former PSD president, the same man who, in 2005, prevented ...
Carneiro and Pedro Nuno Santos criticise Montenegro's 'neutrality': 'It creates a problem for him and harms democracy.' The Socialist candidate says he 'will not stop' and begins tomorrow with visits to health centres in the Lisbon area.
Isaltino Morais argues that Oeiras’s social cohesion policies, community networks and local support structures were responsible for André Ventura achieving a worse electoral result in the municipality.
