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The candidate backed by the PS stands at 70% of voting intentions; André Ventura has the remaining 30%. Also, by 19:00 nearly 700 incidents caused by Storm Ingrid had been recorded.
Behind Seguro is André Ventura, on 23%, with João Cotrim de Figueiredo rounding out the podium on 22.3%. Also, Gouveia e Melo believes he is the candidate best prepared to handle moments of crisis.
A DN/Aximage poll finds Socialist candidate Seguro leading Ventura by 20 percentage points in a hypothetical second-round (run-off) contest. Commentary in the piece highlights tactical voting for Seguro to block the right, the extreme or the current government, warns that a Ventura vs Cotrim run-off would be damaging for the right, and reports Ventura dismissing calls for Montenegro’s backing while claiming stronger polling levels.
The candidate backed by the PS is ahead in the survey with 24.2% of voter preferences. Also, André Ventura says it is a “good gift” that Cavaco Silva has joined the electoral campaign.
To discuss the campaign and possible election results, we invited David Santiago, editor of the Politics section at PÚBLICO.
