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Cotrim de Figueiredo finished third in Sunday’s presidential election, ending up about 500,000 votes short of the run-off.

José Luís Carneiro speaks of a 'moment of great joy' after projection results that put António José Seguro in first place.
Marques Mendes again urged supporters to believe in advancing to the second round. The candidate finishes his campaign with a rally and a youth event in Lisbon.

On the final day of campaigning, almost all candidates will finish their schedules in Lisbon. Catarina Martins and Cotrim de Figueiredo are the few exceptions. Also, the meeting between Trump and Corina Machado.

The candidate backed by the PSD and CDS-PP sought to distance himself from his rivals.

Presidential candidate Gouveia e Melo said today he believes there is an “intentionality in the numbers” being presented in opinion polls about the election on the 18th, but he declined to elaborate on his claim.

Duarte Cordeiro says that, little by little, Seguro has succeeded in drawing in supporters and sympathisers of the Socialist Party (PS).

The candidate backed by the Liberal Initiative raises questions about a possible private conversation with the former Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Jorge Pinto says he may withdraw from the presidential race.

The candidate fired barbs at Mendes, Seguro, Ventura and Cotrim, and argued that 'anyone who wants to stand up for wages, for pensions and to respect the Constitution' knows 'who to vote for', referring to herself.
