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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa breaks this taboo this Monday by announcing his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, raising to nine the number of candidates for the elections scheduled for January 24. Less than two months after going to the polls, there is still no validation of the candidacies by the Constitutional Court, to which it is necessary to present a minimum of 7,500 voter signatures and which must be delivered until December 24.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
The incumbent announced his reelection this afternoon at the Versailles pastry shop in Belém, a few days after his 72nd birthday. The professor, former president of the PSD and political commentator was elected president of the Republic in the first round of the elections on January 24, 2016, with 52% of the votes.
Ana Gomes
The former diplomat who held the post of MEP between 2004 and 2019 publicly announced her candidacy on September 10, claiming to be running under the name “democratic socialism.” With the PS’s decision on freedom to vote, the socialist-based activist has already had the public support of party figures such as Pedro Nuno Santos, Manuel Alegre, Francisco Assis and Duarte Cordeiro.
“It is dangerous that Marcelo continues to be President of the Republic in the post-Costa,” he said this Monday, in an interview with the Observer.
João Ferreira
It was on September 12 that the PCP announced the candidacy for Belem of the MEP and councilor in the Lisbon City Council, which also has the support of Os Verdes.
“The President of the Republic is not a government but he has competencies that are fundamental. I see myself completely in terms of what is included in the Constitution, ”he said on November 30, in an interview with TVI.
Marisa Matias
The MEP, leader of the Left Bloc and sociologist announced publicly on November 9 his candidacy for the presidential elections next year, for a “face to face” against Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. In 2016, she was already a candidate for the presidential elections, reaching the best result in the history of a candidate for the blockade, reaching 10.12% of the votes.
“In a pandemic context, this process was not as easy as on other occasions. But, with a very high militancy, we already have more than enough signatures, ”he said this Monday, on the last day of a set of actions to collect signatures.
Tiago maya
The president of the Jurisdiction Council of the Liberal Initiative announced his candidacy on July 15. The lawyer from Porto who is one of the founders of the party represented in Parliament by João Cotrim Figueiredo was a PSD activist.
“Marcelo disappears when reality collides with the narrative,” he said in an interview with Jornal Economico.
André Ventura
The current deputy and leader of Chega was the first of the candidates to publicly announce his candidacy for Belém in February. The controversial ex-PSD activist founded the party of which he is president in April last year, winning in the first elections to which he ran in Parliament.
“We, in Portugal, have those who exclude themselves, who do not want to be part of the system. Dr. Ana Gomes will represent them ”, said André Ventura, in an interview with TVI.
Bruno Fialho
The president of the Democratic Republican Party (PDR) announced his candidacy for the presidency on July 27, six months after succeeding António Marinho and Pinto as head of the party. The vice president of the National Union of Civil Aviation Flight Personnel is also a lawyer.
“Anyone running for office has a hard time being elected due to the popularity of the current president, but I don’t see the presidency as a mere popularity contest,” he told Agência Lusa at the time.
Vitorino silva
Repeated Vitorino da Rocha e Silva, known as Tino de Rans, announced his candidacy for Belém on September 13. The former president of the Parish of Rans, between 1994 and 2002, managed in 2016 to reach 3.28% of the votes in the race for the Presidency.
“A victory is having one more vote and I want to win that one more,” he said when he ran.
Paulo Alves
The businessman and former candidate for the Municipality of Felgueiras in the municipalities of 2017 presented his candidacy on November 5. The former municipal deputy was also a candidate in the last legislative elections of the Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) party.
He said he was “disappointed” with Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, accusing him of “zigzagging policies that please everyone” and of ratifying “practically everything that the current government has indicated,” according to the Lusa agency.
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