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He entered this race admitting he was only running because Passos decided to stay at home. Now he's first in almost all polls. In this conversation, he talks about the days on the campaign trail and the day after.
He never thought he'd be a candidate for Belém, but he accepted his comrades' challenge. He recognises the difficulties but maintains his objective: to persevere. He does not hide how much he misses Belenenses and his friendship with Seguro.
This is the first poll to place Luís Marques Mendes outside the margin of error that encompasses the other four candidates with the highest percentage of voting intentions.
In 2005, Manuel João Vieira had already presented himself as a pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic with the slogan 'I will only give up if I am elected', but in the newspaper BLITZ he took on the role of political commentator to talk about the Legislative elections that resulted in José Sócrates's victory. Along the way he proposed measures and offered suggestions. Recall them now, as the leader of Ena Pá 2000 is one of the candidates in the 2026 Presidential election.
