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Former priest vs mr. of affections
André Ventura is the most controversial candidate in the race to Belém. At age 38, the leader and founder of Chega is gaining popularity and many antibodies in society, but he remains focused on the goal: “save Portugal.” A mission that says God sent you.
When he was young, he attended a seminar. “I wanted to be a priest and I was in seminary. I left because I fell in love. I always walk with a third person because God is very important in my life,” he recently explained. But it is not the only stronghold of the politician. His wife, Dina Marques Nunes, is the one who knows him intimately. “I met her when she lived in the Baixa area of Lisbon. We got married in 2016. Dina’s father has an establishment in the Baixa area that I used to visit regularly when I lived in that area, ”he explained. Still childless, Ventura wants to leave a legacy in politics first.
Making the way to the center of attention difficult is Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 72 years old. The still president is running again for the position, which he first assumed in 2016. Now, he reinforces the candidacy with the affection of the Portuguese, to whom he corresponds with affections and selfies.
Get four to five hours of sleep a night. However, they seem to be enough to keep your responsibilities with maximum energy. It is in the sea where you recharge your batteries, while diving for several minutes, in summer, but also in winter.
At home, he keeps the memories of the past linked to university education. He is the father of Nuno and Sofia, the fruit of his marriage to Ana Cristina Motta Veiga. He has six grandchildren. The lawyer Rita Amaral Cabral is the woman who accompanies him in privacy, but they do not live together. Dating has been out of the public sphere for several years. However, especially during the summer holidays, it is common to see them together at the Quinta do Lago refuge.
The strength of Marisa and Gomes
Marisa Matias, 44, and Ana Gomes, 66, they are the only women in the race for the presidency and do not fear dueling with the remaining candidates. The first round of the presidential elections five years after the first and with more certainty and conviction. The second wants to regain the trust of the Portuguese in democracy. Two women with strong values and a lot of drive.
Ana Gomes is in mourning for her life partner, Ambassador António Franco, who died six months ago of cancer. Deep sorrow for the independent candidate. “I have missed him. It was he who gave me the strength to go ahead with the candidacy [à Presidência]. I do it for him, but also for our children and grandchildren. I think about him a lot and ask for inspiration at this stage.
My soulful strength is the result of thinking about him, ”she tearfully pointed out in a recent television appearance.
Marisa Matias, MEP, brings back many memories of the town of Alcouce, near Coimbra, where she became a girl and a woman. Those who know her closely say that she remains the same. “We are very proud of Marisa, she is a great woman. She is extraordinary and very kind,” defends her mother, Irene. On social media, the candidates for Marcelo’s succession joined the # VermelhoemBelém movement, after controversial comments about political opponents.
Tino, Ferreira and Mayan
Vitorino Silva, known as Tino de Rans, He returns to the race for the presidency convinced that he is on the right side, of the people. The wife Maria do Céu and the daughter Catarina are the main supporters.
João Ferreira, candidate of the PCP, He reveals himself as an assertive and discreet man, but in private he is described as “the extrovert”. “He is the child that everyone would like to have,” the nurse recalled. The family nucleus is your refuge. “It is a family of chickens, they cannot walk without the other.”
Tiago Mayan Gonçalves, candidate supported by the Liberal Initiative, he is the least known to the Portuguese. His friends describe him as “the quiet, fearless and serene”.
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