Manuela Magno (left) supported Volt in the European elections.
71 -year -old teacher is music, nuclear physics and member of Volt. He tried to go to Belém, almost 20 years ago, but was fought for irregularities.
Manuela MagnoProfessor at the University of Évora, said on Wednesday that he will announce his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic, whose elections are scheduled for January 2026.
The announcement will take place “symbolically on January 31, in Porto, where the first republican revolt in Portugal took place, that same day but in the year 1891”, according to a statement sent to Lusa. Magno will announce his candidacy at 9:30 pm, at a dinner with supporters at Casa da Música restaurant, “where he will share the driving principles of his candidacy,” the statement added.
Already tried to be president in 2006
Degree in nuclear physics and with musical background in the USA, Manuela Magno, from 71 yearshe was a teacher of music at the University of Évora, and an independent candidate of the Humanist Party to the Lisbon Chamber in 2011. He joined the party Voltof which he is still a member, after the European elections of June 2024.
This is the second time that Magno has been trying to run for presidency after the 2006 elections, when was one of the seven candidates rejected by the Constitutional Court due to irregularities. The decision was made “based on that some of the 7750 statements of proposal delivered were not united (read it was pleased) to their voter certificates”, according to Tuesday’s statement.
“This refusal did not prevent her from having been the first person, as independent, to gather all the necessary support to formalize a presidential candidacy,” said the document.
Candidates already confirmed (and those who are confirmed)
The Leader of the arrival André Ventura He was the first to advance to the race to Belém, but also the entrepreneur TIM VIEIRA and the stop coordinator, André Pestanahave already announced that they will be candidates.
The psychologist Joana Amaral Dias It should also be a candidate again for the ADN party, after representing the party in last year’s European elections.
In the list of almost certain candidates are the Admiral Henrique Gouveia and Melo which should submit an application by the end of the first quarter of this year, and LUÍS MARQUES MENDESthat in February to prepare the official announcement.
On the left, the main candidate is yet to find out. António José Seguro e António Vitorino they are .
