Swords for Montenegro, sticks for Cotrim. Who will come through unscathed?
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The end of the election campaign brings accusations and many undecided voters. Between a Montenegro 'in tatters' and a Cotrim 'buried', who will make it through? And do the polls reflect the reality of voters' choices?
The Portuguese do not know how to interpret polls
António Costa Pinto, a political scientist and academic, says there is a clear lack of literacy and that the Portuguese do not know how to interpret polls. He also warns about differences between tracking polls.
To hell with the polls
If we let ourselves be influenced by the polls, we are sabotaging that ‘what will happen’, paradoxically distorting the polls’ own findings. Column by Miguel Esteves Cardoso
On a day of polls, Mendes visits Fátima; Filipe and Catarina join the CGTP demonstration
After a day dominated by Cotrim, the campaign continues today with further visits to fairs and markets and with expectations that new polls will be published.
Presidential election: favourites, irritations, prophecies, controversies and everyone waiting for the latest polls
Do the polls change votes? Is the street no longer a barometer? Have the anti-establishment candidates really lost momentum? Did Cotrim undo his moment with Monday's contradiction? The first round of the presidential election is nearing its end with five candidates and nerves running high.
Gouveia e Melo says he is fed up with polls and refuses to comment on them
The presidential candidate says that 'if the polls are meant to create political effects, I think that is bad for democracy.'
"It's not just conviction": Marques Mendes confident of a turnaround despite polls being unfavourable to him
Despite polls showing him trailing his main rivals, Marques Mendes remains confident that the ballot boxes will prove the numbers wrong after meeting several PSD and Government heavyweights. His public assertion — “it’s not just conviction” — frames a campaign narrative that emphasizes organisational strength, voter mobilisation and the possibility of late swings or polling error. Analysts should watch whether his meetings translate into concrete tactical advantages such as endorsements, ground operations or improved messaging, but the gap in polls still represents a significant challenge that will require measurable momentum to overcome.
Mendes: 'I will go through to the second round in first place'
The campaign does not believe the polls that have been released and is confident of a first-round victory. Rangel warned: 'sprinter' Mendes will surprise in these elections.
Mendes tried to counter the trend with 'street polls', but ended up hearing what he didn't want
On the seventh day on the campaign trail he had another minister join the campaign. This time it was Paulo Rangel, who said Mendes will 'shoot up' next week. The candidate says he has 'confidence' and is intent on discrediting the daily polls. In the Minho region he aimed barbs at opponents André Ventura and Cotrim Figueiredo: 'Young people's problems are not solved on TikTok'
Let's go to the polls. Ventura wants to bring the Government to order and Seguro promises to pound the table
Marques Mendes says the polls are 'completely wrong'.
Polls, health and endorsements mark a day of campaigning in the presidential race
Poll results, candidates' health issues and public endorsements dominated the day's campaign events ahead of the presidential election.
Gouveia e Melo says the polls are manipulated
Gouveia e Melo campaigned against the polls at the Feira de Senhora in Matosinhos. He says they are manipulated and that the real verdict will be seen on the streets and on the 18th. The candidate is in the Porto district this Saturday.
"Everyone will be completely wrong," Mendes predicts about results on 18 January
Presidential candidate Luís Marques Mendes predicted today that all polls and analyses will be “completely mistaken” about the results on 18 January, a statement he said was based not only on conviction.
Heading to Belém. The hares and the tortoise
For the tortoise, Seguro, to reach the second round he will have to defeat several hares. How the candidates adjust their strategy daily in response to the polls.
04:00 — Presidential election: Ventura rises to first in the polls
The daily Pitagórica poll for TVI, CNN, TSF and JN places Ventura in first, with 20.5% of voting intentions. Also, Kyiv and Lviv were targeted in a massive attack by Russia.
Marques Mendes: does talking about defeat get the orange crowd off the sofa?
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Internal studies carried out after the debate with the admiral suggest to Mendes's team that the candidate's image has not been dented.
What do the polls say about the presidential election?
Alexandre Picoto (Pitagórica), António Gomes (GfK Metris), António Salvador (Intercampus) and João António (Cesop / Católica) were the special guests on this edition of Vichyssoise, halfway through the race to Belém.
Marques Mendes downplays fall in voting intentions and says 'polls can be wrong too'
Campaigning in Setúbal, Marques Mendes again downplayed the polls.
Marques Mendes says polls 'do not match what people see on the streets' but admits he could lose due to 'vote splitting'
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The Social Democrat noted that all of the top five candidates 'are within the margin of error'.
Gouveia e Melo says polls cannot manipulate public opinion
Presidential candidate Henrique Gouveia e Melo said today that polls cannot manipulate public opinion or be used as a political tool, insisting that the real poll will take place on election day.
The 'facilitator' and 'the polls' desperation': Marques Mendes and Gouveia e Melo trade barbs
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In tonight's debate on TVI, Henrique Gouveia e Melo and Luís Marques Mendes clashed over the admiral's doubts about the social-democratic rival's activities. 'That's the desperation of the polls,' Marques Mendes accused.