Nuno Rogeiro: "We can never be certain that the mere fact of a candidate opening their mouth during the electoral process will not be an influencing factor"
In an East/West segment devoted to several critical hotspots of international geopolitics, Nuno Rogeiro begins by analysing Sunday's electoral process in Portugal, with the first round of the presidential election taking place while he is commenting.
Miguel Sousa Tavares: 'Salgado, Soares, Freitas and Pintassilgo. Each had behind them a past that crushes today's candidates'
Miguel Sousa Tavares analyses the campaign, saying that Seguro and Ventura took fewer risks. Cotrim was running 'a remarkable campaign' but repeatedly shot himself in the foot; Mendes suffers from doubts about his work as a consultant; and the Admiral was the one who put forward 'a clear idea'.
We are witnessing a 'Ventura-isation' of Cotrim de Figueiredo and a 'Chega-isation' of IL
In the countdown to election night, Filipe Santos Costa analyses the evolution of voting intentions for the presidential race, emphasising that “the two most consistent candidates are those who have least involved themselves in rows.” “It will not be by chance,” he says.
1986 and 2026. Are the presidential elections really comparable? — Debate
It was a long campaign, with a marathon of debates, a record number of candidates and more undecided voters than usual. On the eve of the first round, can this presidential election really be compared to the historic 1986 contest?
A 'people decoder' analyses the presidential candidates
In the final stretch of the presidential campaign, candidates' words matter, but gestures can reveal even more. Alexandre Monteiro, author of the book 'Become a People Decoder', uncovers all the secrets of body language.
Presidential election. What four scenarios for the second round say about the country
On Sunday voters are called to choose the next President of the Republic in a closely fought race which, if the polls are to be believed, will require a second round. From this perspective ECO asked four political scientists to assess what four scenarios (among several possible) signal about the will of society...
The temperature of the campaign measured by PÚBLICO's reporters
In this special episode of P24, we wanted to know what assessments our reporters who covered the presidential candidates make.
I don't recall elections with five candidates who could advance to the second round
Francisco Cordeiro Araújo, a specialist in International Law, says, however, that only four of those five candidates 'have a chance' of reaching the Presidency of the Republic.
Marques Lopes: 'Ventura will one day be prime minister, with the help of Cotrim and Montenegro, if the latter does nothing in the second round'
While Trump continues to show the world his cowboy side, we here are approaching the final stretch of a campaign that will take us to a second round of the presidential election. Analysis by Pedro Siza Vieira and Pedro Marques Lopes, moderated by Paulo Baldaia on Bloco Central.
11 reasons for 11 votes
With the possibility that the result of the first round could determine the outcome of the second, here is a final pre-election reflection on possible reasons to vote for each of the 11 candidates.
One candidate marked by 'volatility' and another for whom 'everything is going well': the best and worst of the campaign, according to Pedro Santos Guerreiro
Analysis by CNN Portugal's executive director of the candidates' performances in the election campaign.
The 'ugly duckling' nearly becoming a 'swan' and a politician without thick skin: the best and worst of the campaign for Nuno Santos
The director of CNN Portugal's analysis of the candidates' performances in the election campaign.
These are the "three very serious mistakes" that Cotrim de Figueiredo "made"
The presidential candidate's second week began marked by two controversies. José Bourbon-Ribeiro, a political communication specialist, analyses them.
António José Seguro 'managed to consolidate the PS voter base'
António José Seguro started off poorly, 'but from a certain point he became very consistent', says Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, who analyses the latest developments in the election campaign and the results of CNN Portugal's tracking poll.
Presidential election: first we resolve the technical tie, then we choose the president
Marco Lisi, professor and researcher at Nova University Lisbon, is the guest on this episode of P24.
Who is convincing whom midway through the campaign?
Cotrim distances himself from his own party to win over AD voters. Marques Mendes strengthens his arguments to secure a second round, and Gouveia e Melo combines personal recollections with a geopolitical advantage.
