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Gouveia and Melo
Presidential candidate Henrique Gouveia and Melo said he has sought to convince that he does not represent any danger to democracy. Criticizing AA “media bubble”, made known that, from September, will take more vigilant positions.
This Tuesday came out, one that again revealed Another “fall” of Gouveia and Melo in the race to Belém.
Still, the former chief of staff of the Armada relativizes the importance of polls, which now point to a greater balance between your candidacy and those of Luís Marques Mendes and António José Seguro.
At Estoril Talks, which took place on Tuesday afternoon, when he answered questions formulated by the guests, Gouveia and Melo confided that their concern has so far been that of “Convince the media bubble”. Says wanting disassemble that your candidacy is not a danger to democracy.
New Phase of Expertise
The admiral promised a New phase from September – Ensuring that will assume positions on more concrete political aspects.
Gouveia and Melo puts, now, as a central goal of action, if he is elected head of state, “Use the influence judgment” with the other bodies of sovereignty for the “definition of collective objectives” of national interest.
Then, in statements to journalists, repeated criticism of the “media bubble” and confirmed this second phase of intervention from September.
He said that it is somehow “a foreign body to what was normal in terms of presidential candidates, in terms of political party system.”
“It is natural that the media bubble and the system react against this foreign body, but I have to get used to it, because it is part of life. This is what I do, get used to this reaction, which is sometimes a bit corporate,” he said.
Criticism of the political class
Questioned if this condition of presidential candidate without party machine and without support of the great parties is an advantage or disadvantage in the race to Bethlehem, Gouveia and Melo gave a telegraph response: “The Portuguese will say in January 2026”.
But in the answers they gave the guests present at the conference, he left various criticism of the political class, although without specifying parties, saying, among other things, that Some seek to “infantile” the Portuguese, which constitutes an “undemocratic” attitude.
Marques Mendes encouraged
In a reaction to the latest polls, the candidate LUÍS MARQUES MENDES He considered encouraging the result that points to a greater balance between the three presidential candidates already announced.
“Polls are polls. There are some good, there are some bad, there are better, there are some worse. This poll for me is very encouraging. Very positive. It is difficult to have a even more encouraging poll, ”Marques Mendes told reporters, on the sidelines of a visit to the Aveiro Mercy Social Complex.
The former PSD leader said that these results show that the contacts he has been making with the Portuguese in recent months have been worth it, remembering that when he announced his candidacy, five months ago, the difference that the polls gave to candidate Gouveia and Melo was 20 points favorable to him.
“There were a lot of people who even said my candidacy would be crazy, that the election was won and was decided. Now, by this poll, we are in a draw. It’s a three -point difference. And in the second round, the difference between me and Gouveia and Melo is 0.8%,” said Marques Mendes.
