The news of Francisco Pinto Balsemão’s death was shared by tens of thousands of people. Many said goodbye with words of respect and admiration, recognizing the importance of the legacy left by the founder of the newspaper Expresso and SIC.
Minutes after the news was announced, reactions to Francisco Pinto Balsemão’s death were already multiplying on social media. In an era of division, most of the opinions and reactions of the thousands who filled the feeds and the comment boxes highlighted the legacy and historical importance for politics and journalism of the founder of PSD, Expresso and SIC.
Among the most recognized voices who wanted to pay tribute, Herman José showed a magazine cover with the caption “So much life, so much world… so much work.”
Manuel Luís Goucha highlighted Francisco Pinto Balsemão as one of the great names in press freedom and Fátima Lopes, Bárbara Guimarães and Catarina Furtado they also shared photographs of the former prime minister, accompanied by notes of thanks.
The moment of loss, highlighted by the sharing of on the Government page on the social network X (formerly Twitter), it was also a moment of unity.
Television, journalism and political personalities lamented the disappearance of a reference. THE of Portuguese democracy, Rui Tavares recognized the role of Francisco Pinto Balsemão in the dictatorship, democracy and national politics, as did the Minister of Culture, António Filipe, Basílio Horta and many others.
These are ideas repeated thousands of times on various platforms, in a movement of grief, tribute and recognition of the life and work of Francisco Pinto Balsemão.
