Presidential election: a communications muddle
We can conclude, as the campaign for the presidential elections in Portugal comes to an end, that it has turned into a collective exercise in noise, where almost everything is said and done and very little is explained. There were many weeks, beyond these final two weeks of the campaign, in which we witnessed a communications muddle, in which ...
A campaign that alienates, a hesitant vote
The assessment of the first round of these presidential elections is anything but encouraging. Not so much because of the results that may emerge, but because of the way we reached this point. The campaign was, essentially, mediocre and mired in mud‑slinging. Dominated by insinuations, personal attacks and unedifying backroom manoeuvres, it left an uncomfortable question hanging in the air: after what we have seen...
The perplexities of the presidential election
How far can attacks on opponents go in a presidential campaign? And what sort of presidential election is this, in which what seems to be is not?
Cristiano's mindset and the responsibility of governing
Cristiano Ronaldo had to leave Portugal, like so many other Portuguese before and after him. It is here that political discourse begins to reveal its fragility.
Gouveia e Melo criticises candidates with a 'Miss World' attitude and promises of friendship with the government
The former Chief of the Navy General Staff says some of his opponents 'very much adopt a Miss World‑type stance', as if 'everything is wonderful'.
The best politics quiz | New year, same old campaign
The year has changed, but the presidential candidates' talking points haven't. Do you know who said what?
