In the most recent survey on Portuguese preferences for the Belém Palace, Admiral Gouveia e Melo appears with 23.2% of voting intentions. Passos Coelho gets 13.9% and Marques Mendes adds 9.8%.
that the next President of the Republic will have to be a “bridge builder” and gives the example of budget negotiations between the government and opposition as an issue in which he will have an important role. A warning in a week in which several potential candidates positioned themselves for the race to Belém, including former PSD leader Pedro Santana Lopes.
Despite having postponed the decision on a presidential candidacy until 2025, Luís Marques Mendes is presenting himself to talk about a task that he considers essential for the next Head of State.
“The next President of the Republic, whoever it may be, will have a very important role, which is to be a bridge builder”, he stated. “Bridges of understanding between the Government and the opposition.”
Two days before this comment space, it was Santana Lopes who put themselves in the race – assuming they are ready to move forward and that Only one name from the PSD holds it back: that of the former prime minister, Passos Coelho.
“If Pedro Passos Coelho is not [a eleições]I think I can beat the admiral [Gouveia e Melo]”, declared Santana Lopes, stating that he could advance, if the polls show him that he has the possibility of competing for victory.
That same day, among potential candidates on the left, we also heard about Gouveia e Melo. Augusto Santos Silva noticed that still You’ve never heard the current Chief of Staff of the Navy say he’s going to run for Belém.
Gouveia and Melo in the lead
At the end of the week when Henrique Gouveia e Melo informed the Admiralty and also the Prime Minister that he does not want to be in charge of the Navy commandMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa refused to say anything.
Gouveia e Melo soma polls as preferred. In the most recent to be released, appears with 23,2% of voting intentions. Passos Coelho com 13,9%,Brands Mendes com 9,8%,Santana Lopes com 1,3%.
Mário Centeno has the best result among left-wing candidates: 6.4%. The governor of Banco do Portugal has a mandate until July 2025. He has not expressed interest in leaving the position, but knows that the decision to reappoint him rests with the government.
