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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa canceled the traditional New Year’s message, which takes place on January 1, as it is the eve of the presidential debates.
In 2021 elections are scheduled for January 24, so day 1 is well before the start of the election campaign on January 10. However, the President of the Republic decided not to address the traditional New Year’s message to the Portuguese, since he participates, as a candidate for the presidential elections, in debates with other candidates in the immediate days. “says the note from the Presidency of the Republic.
The same note also states that this tradition is many decades old, “practically since there is television in Portugal”.
The President of the Republic also recalls that, after April 25, all the elected presidents addressed these messages to the Portuguese, with two exceptions: “that of the Presidents of the Republic Mário Soares and Jorge Sampaio, who did not do so on January 1, 1991 and January 1, 2001, since the electoral campaign for the elections of January 13, 1991 was in full swing and January 14, 2001 “.
Just two weeks ago Marcelo confirmed the re-election of Belém, saying he wouldn’t go in the middle “a demanding and painful walk”.
OR The head of state is interviewed today in Jornal das 8 on TVI, within the scope of its re-application to the Presidency of the Republic.
