Miguel Morgado: "This is the first time we will have presidential elections with a generation that did not live through 25 April"
Why do the Portuguese not identify with such a long list of presidential candidates? Miguel Morgado offers a suggestion: “This is the first time we have elections with a new generation that did not experience 25 April, nor the democratic consolidation.” The commentator points to a “particular personal authority” of an older generation, whose last champion was Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. See here an excerpt from SIC Notícias' special election-night broadcast.
2026 presidential election: turnout by 4pm rose and matches levels from 20 years ago
45.51% of voters had cast their ballots by 4pm, in line with the 2006 presidential election, according to data from the National Election Commission
