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The candidate received 2.6% of the 129,671 votes recorded in the municipality.

At Caldas da Rainha, supporters celebrated advancing to the second round by showing stronger backing for António José Seguro.
In a PSD stronghold, tonight's victory would be unprecedented for the party.

Jorge Miguel Teixeira does not consider the final week of campaigning to be fatal for Cotrim. The supporter says it is too early to finalise results and that there is still a possibility the candidate will go to a second round.

Emotional ties do not always influence election results, as shown by the case of the candidate backed by the PSD.

According to the 2021 Census, there were 8,507 dwellings in Castro Marim and, of these, 58.2% were owners' second homes and only 32.1% served as the owners' usual residence.

Penamacor, in the district of Castelo Branco, has an area of just over 563 square kilometres, covering 0.6% of the national territory. Even so, it is among the 50 largest municipalities in the country.

The presidential candidate will respond to the results in Caldas da Rainha, where he announced his candidacy.

In the Porto district, turnout is highest in the municipality of Maia and specifically in the parish of Milheirós, where the participation rate is greatest. Because “people are informed”.

Miguel Carvalho was due to present the book in March. The municipal council says it does not want “political-party controversies”.

Jorge Pinto acknowledges that a vote for another left‑wing candidacy could prevent a second round between Marques Mendes and Ventura, saying he is not worried about “a poor result”.

Jorge Pinto says that if he gets a poor electoral result on Sunday, he will personally accept the defeat. The candidate, backed by Livre, was campaigning this morning in Vila Nova de Gaia, where he ruled out standing for the party leadership.

Jorge Pinto says that if he gets a poor electoral result on Sunday, he will personally accept the defeat.
In the elections that gave Álvaro Santos victory as president of the Northern Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR), with 56.2% of the total vote, the three municipalities that voted most overwhelmingly for the opponent are all led by the PSD. It should be recalled that António Cunha had been the consensual choice of the PS and PSD in 2020 ...

“Each citizen will decide how to vote next Sunday,” says António Filipe, a candidate backed by the PCP and PEV.

The candidate, who will not entertain the possibility of failing to reach the second round, walked through the Espinho market before venturing onto the Paiva River.

Isaltino Morais joined Gouveia e Melo's campaign on Sunday. In Ponte de Lima, the mayor criticised all of the candidate's opponents, even saying that “voting for the liberal lot is voting for the weaklings”.

A brief overview of the candidates as presented or commented on by Isaltino Morais ahead of the vote.
Three of the candidates will be in Vila Real on Monday.

Gouveia e Melo steps up the rhetoric and Isaltino Morais joins the speeches at the Ponte de Lima rally. From 'the fake socialist' to 'the queque' and 'Uncle of Cascais', there are nicknames for everyone.

At his first rally back, Isaltino launched attacks at Gouveia e Melo's main opponents. The admiral keeps Cotrim on his list of primary targets: 'I'm not an uncle from Cascais'.

Cotrim de Figueiredo says it is 'very serious' if the PSD is conditioning party members to vote for Marques Mendes. The allegation was made this morning at the Livramento market in Setúbal by a party member.

Marques Mendes's national campaign representative warned the centre-right that it cannot “make mistakes” and must support the social democrat.

The issue was raised by the candidate in remarks to journalists on the sidelines of a visit to the Festivities in Honour of São Gonçalinho in Aveiro.
