PS leader concedes defeat – promising to lead opposition and renew party
AD (centre right alliance) wins elections with 29.49% of votes In the very early hours of this morning, Pedro Nuno Santos – secretary general of Portugal’s PS Socialists who have
Early exit polls show Portugal ‘turning right’
But how will it work with CHEGA? Exit polls early this evening showed Portugal appears to be ‘turning right’. From the outset, the disillusion with PS Socialists was clear –
Voting ‘generally normal’ – electoral commission
Party leaders all cast votes, exhorting citizens to do same Voting for today’s ‘snap legislative elections’ (prompted by political crisis) is “generally taking place normally”, a source from the National
Last day of political campaigning sees party headquarters daubed in angry slogans
Climate activists complain no political group has plans to stop fossil fuels by 2030 The final day of frantic political campaigning ahead of Sunday’s legislative elections have seen various party
New poll hikes AD’s advantage over PS
“If election was today, AD would win with 29.3% of vote” With only today and tomorrow left for political campaigning ahead of Sunday’s legislative elections, a new poll by Intercampus
“Save Portugal from democracy!”: exhausted politicians start making mistakes
PS leader labelled “emotionally unstable”; CHEGA campaign branded “ridiculous” Portugal’s exhausted political leaders are showing the strain of the intense campaign that is being plugged by media stations day and
Lisbon City Council given 24-hours to remove posters that violate electoral law
Posters have prompted “more than ten complaints” Lisbon City Council has 24 hours to remove posters that violate electoral law. The posters have prompted “more than ten complaints” to the
Portugal’s political parties go all out to ‘capture’ the undecided
Wide-open campaign has seen leaders fail to convince floating voters The race to Portugal’s election touchline on Sunday, March 10 has been full-on frantic for weeks, with all parties represented
President appeals to citizens to ‘use their right to vote’
Habitual abstention compounded this year by high percentage of “undecided” President Marcelo was among the 208,000 citizens who elected to ‘vote early’ yesterday, under a regime that allows people away
Political campaigning bowls through wind and rain
But critics agree, it’s a “weak campaign”, heavy on insults, light on ideas On a day that Cavaco Silva – an old grandee of PSD social democrats – gets a