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The mayor of Coimbra says they will file a formal complaint against a journalist from the Lusa agency, whom they accuse of “distorting facts” and “having an agenda.” They state that the municipality no longer has “confidence in the journalist.”
“If the journalist wants to engage in politics, they should hand in their press card,” she retorted, following a report published without a response from the City Council. Lusa considers the accusations “unreasonable, unfounded, and defamatory.”
The fortnightly debate always gets people talking and this time even featured a sulk from Montenegro. Ventura sulks too, but it's aimed at journalists who ask him questions he doesn't like.
On the final day of the election campaign, João Marcelino analyses the changes in voting intentions for the presidential candidates, assuming that António José Seguro “will probably be in the second round” and that second place will be taken either by André Ventura or by Cotrim de Figueiredo.
The presidential candidate says the media should 'look into the nature of the complaint'.
