At 7 pm, when the polls ended, the electoral participation data was already an indicator that the night could bring surprises. The abstention was set at 35.62% (below 40.16% of the latest legislatures, which had already been much more crowded than the previous ones). At 8 pm, the first projections of electoral results were sure: there was a drastic change in the parliamentary configuration. The ad obtained, reinforcing the result, but arrives to go up and the PS descended in such a way that André Ventura’s party could even surpass that of Pedro Nuno Santos.
At AD headquarters, the results were received with euphoria, but it was the He arrives was the first to want to speak – for the voice of the parliamentary leader Pedro Pintoto say that “The System” was already “shaking”. Minutes later, the confirmation of the first elected deputy of the night – and more of the “system” was difficult to be: it was António Leitão Amaro, the presidential minister, candidate for the district of Aveiro.
More reactions began to emerge to the projections presented. Hugo Soares, leader of the PSD bench, considered that AD had been “very reinforced”. The communist João Oliveira regretted the “negative change” of parliamentary compositionbut highlighted the “resistance” of the CDU. Already at the headquarters of the Left Block – who did not know yet, but would be reduced to a single deputy – The silence was sepulchral until it was interrupted by shouts: “April 25 always, fascism never again”.
The confirmations of elected deputies are followed, especially for AD and the arrival, with Luís Montenegro and André Ventura not to take long to be reelected. As soon as it arrived at the campaign headquarters, Ventura hurried to declare the “end of bipartisanism”murdered by the arrival.
The votes are closing, district the district. Guard It is the first, with the Ad to overcome. After Bejawith the He arrives first. Follows Bragançacom AD Victory, like this Vila Real, Viseu, Viana do Castelo, Castelo Branco, Santarém, Braga, Aveiro, Leiria.
And here comes a big news: the entry of a new party in Parliament. O Together for the people (JPP) manages to elect a deputy In the Assembly of the Republic, through the Electoral Circle of Madeira – a “historical” moment, in the words of leader Élvio Sousa. A mandate that was stolen to the PS. Still, it is AD to win in the Madeiran archipelago, as in the Azorean.
Emerge More districts won by the arrival (in PS release): Portalegre, Faro, Setúbal. With ad to dominate (even in São João da Madeira, the land of Pedro Nuno Santos), In Évora alone, from all over the country, the socialists managed to maintain the leadership.
In the middle of the night, a episode to mark the night at AD campaign headquarters in Lisbon: Young environmental activists focused on the door, in protest, demanding the “end to the fossil”. Were handcuffed and forcibly removed by the police.
The time comes to the closure of some of the largest districts. In Porto, it wins the AD (and PS holds 2nd place while the be disappears).
At a time when the party has not yet managed to elect any deputy, the Leader of the Left Bloc spoke to the country to take over the “great defeat”. Mariana Mortágua would end, moments later, as it was confirmed as the only elected by the party – Loses the parliamentary group and becomes a single deputy.
No PSit was realized that the percentage of voting would not go up much more and began to hear internal voices to question the future. Pedro Duarte already admitted the departure of Pedro Nuno Santos, while Ana Catarina Mendes declared that it was the time for the PS to make a “deep reflection” about the way forward.
Another party leader comes to make the end of the night speech. AND Paulo Raimundowhich is satisfied with Hold the place of 6th most voted force. A CDU ends up falling from four to three deputies, but does not dieas it had come to vaticinar, the Communist Secretary-General stressed.
However, the districts of Setúbal and Lisbon are close and the electoral map is closed-only the counting of the Portuguese votes abroad is missing. It is known that the AD took the capital to the PS – and the Pan manages to resist and return to Inês Sousa Real as a single deputy.
Closed Accounts: AD goes from 80 to 89 deputies; the PS from 78 to 58 deputies; It comes from 50 to 58 deputies; IL from 8 to 9 deputies; Free goes from 4 to 6 deputies; CDU goes from 4 to 3 deputies; the left block from 5 to only 1 deputy; The PAN remains with a deputy and JPP enters for the first time, with a deputy too.
Surge Rui Tavares, Free Leaderto make your night speech. Is satisfied with the vote of confidence of the Portuguese in the party, but concerned with the growth of the far right. “We don’t think it’s normal,” he said.
Follows Nuno Melo, leader of CDSwho speaks in a day when “justice was done to ad” and stresses the “heavy defeat” of the PS. He says that now AD will continue “to govern Portugal and to do what there was no reason to have been interrupted.”
After, Inês Sousa Real, from Panto consider that the Useful vote impaired democratic plurality. “It’s not the result we would like to have had,” he admitted.
And it is then time for one of the most dramatic moments of the night: the PS leader, Pedro Nuno Santos, appears at the campaign headquarters, assuming “hard and difficult times to the left ”and“ for the PS ”in particular. This is The worst result of the party in 40 years.
O Socialist Secretary-General eventually dismisses. Will summon internal elections in the party and It will not re-apply for leadership.
Then it was Rui Rocha Who spoke to the country. THE President of the Liberal Initiativewho gets one more deputy than in the last elections, he admits, however, that he expected to grow more. Therefore, it makes an ad: thus does not intend to join AD with a view to forming government (A relationship that had so much promised during the campaign).
The night is almost over, but the two big winners are still reacting. Behold, André Venturawhich appears in an apotheotic discourse, to ensure that “nothing will be as before in Portugal” after this night – in which, admits, when the vows of emigration arrive, the Arrives may become the second party with the most deputies.
“The arrival exceeded the party of Mário Soares, the party of António Guterres. He killed the party of Álvaro Cunhal. And swept from the map the left block with a spot that had never seen in Portugal.”shot, ensuring that this is a “Adjustment of conteies with the story”. “We are almost power, finally, governing Portugal,” he said.
Finally, it was the first-minister’s turn who precipitated these elections and who, submitted to the suffrage of the people, leaves them with a reinforced victory. Luís Montenegro asked them to let him work and the Portuguese announced. In the closing speech of the night, promised to lead a government “for all, everyone, everyone”.
