Gouveia e Melo accuses Ventura of disrespect for wearing military camouflage
Gouveia e Melo says he felt ill at ease after André Ventura wore a military camouflage uniform. He says it is disrespectful, especially coming from someone who did not even do the compulsory military service.
Cotrim de Figueiredo's dark week
In under 24 hours Cotrim de Figueiredo’s campaign was rocked by two controversies — a dispute linked to Ventura’s place in the second round and an allegation of harassment — prompting intense media and commentator reaction. A Catholic University poll that places Cotrim third, despite his insistence he can contest the second round, provided immediate relief and helped dissipate some of the political damage. Commentators including Miguel Santos Carrapatoso, Carlos Rodrigues and Bruno Batista framed the episode as a pivotal, potentially career-defining moment: Rodrigues argued Cotrim never sought the presidency, while Batista called the previous day a disastrous political mistake. The net effect is a campaign bruised but not decisively derailed, with the poll softening public fallout even as scrutiny and debate continue.
Presidential Election: Marques Mendes accuses Cotrim of deceiving the Portuguese
Marques Mendes accuses Cotrim de Figueiredo of deceiving the Portuguese and of immaturity for saying he might vote for André Ventura in the second round. The candidate visited Fátima and Leiria, where he acknowledged he could lose, saying that winning or losing is part of democracy.
Cotrim de Figueiredo's statements 'raise doubts about his suitability for the office of President of the Republic'
The presidential candidate's start to his second week was marked by two controversies. António Costa, a CNN Portugal commentator, analyses them.
Catarina Martins accuses Cotrim of political fraud
Catarina Martins stresses that everyone has the right to the presumption of innocence. Not wishing to comment directly on the controversy surrounding João Cotrim de Figueiredo, she makes this statement but does not spare him on another issue.
Cotrim on Ventura: "I accept a lack of clarity". On the harassment allegation: "It is personally difficult to digest and very painful"
After a first week of the campaign in which he rose to second place in CNN's tracking poll, the presidential candidate begins the second week marked by two controversies.
Pedro Frazão denies defaming José Manuel Pureza and cites his Christian upbringing
Chega MP Pedro Frazão denied today that he intended to defame the current coordinator of the Left Bloc, saying his Christian upbringing justified his use of the word “purity” in a social media post about harassment.
Pedro Nuno Santos will not attend State Council meeting on Ukraine
Pedro Nuno Santos will not take part in the State Council meeting, convened for 9 January, to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The news is reported by Expresso, which says Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's summons caused controversy among the presidential candidates because it takes place in the middle of the official campaign period...
Gouveia e Melo says he is the target of a 'character assassination attempt'
Presidential candidate Gouveia e Melo said on Tuesday that he was the target of a 'character assassination attempt', without specifying by whom, and welcomed the clarification from the Attorney General's Office (PGR) that he is not a formal suspect. He told journalists this at the end of a visit to the Associação Luiz Pereira da Mota in Loures, in the district of ...
2026 presidential election: candidates criticise State Council meeting
The State Council meeting, scheduled for the middle of the presidential campaign, has today prompted further criticism from candidates and even from the President of the Republic.
Gouveia e Melo: "Why didn't one of the candidates, who is a member of the Council of State, ask to be replaced?"
Gouveia e Melo questions why a candidate — who also serves as a member of the Council of State — did not request to be substituted.
22:00 — Libyan army chief killed in plane crash
Turkish authorities report five fatalities. Also, André Ventura rejects the Court's decision, saying he will not remove the posters he put up criticising ethnic minorities.
André Ventura says he does not regret the posters about the Roma community
André Ventura said he does not regret the posters concerning the Roma community, rejecting calls for an apology and standing by the material despite criticism.
Montenegro contradicts a ruling from the Public Prosecutor's Office and denies that Grupo Super Bock and Cotesi are clients of Spinumviva
The archiving ruling names 17 companies as clients of Spinumviva.
