Presidential candidate António Filipe stated that his candidacy “is to be taken to the end”, classifying it as differentiating, identified with workers and their rights. The statement was made this Sunday, December 21st, on a visit to the village of Natal do Seixal.
“My candidacy is not about giving up, my candidacy differentiates itself from others and, therefore, it is a candidacy that can only be carried out to the end. I’ve said that since day one, and I’m not one of those politicians who says one thing today and says another tomorrow.”these.
The candidate stressed that his candidacy is identified with workers and their rights, with the values of April and with the Portuguese Constitution and “in what is most important” namely “rights of a political, economic, social and cultural nature”.
“There is great dissatisfaction among the Portuguese regarding the public policies that have been followed in recent years”, stressed the candidate, adding that “he would sleep poorly if he betrayed those who want to vote” for him, in an allusion to a phrase by António José Seguro in the television debate held on Saturday.
The candidate supported by the PCP also said that it would not make sense to advance for a candidacy and then give up, not fulfilling his commitment made from the first day that he would vote and fight for the result.. “A candidacy is very bad if it only goes there if the others give up”he maintained.
Asked about the disclosure of support for presidential campaigns, António Filipe said that the transparency of the candidacy accounts is evidence. “This is evidence, electoral campaigns are scrutinized. There is, in fact, its own entity, which works alongside the Constitutional Court, and therefore, obviously, donors to electoral campaigns must be included in the accounts presented”, he said.
Not Saturday presidential candidate Catarina Martins considered it important that there is transparency regarding who finances electoral campaignsin addition to the issue of candidates’ income. On the same day, the presidential candidate and leader of Chega, André Ventura stated that he will make the list of donations for his campaign public through a website, and challenged his opponents to do the same.
Still on this issue, Antonio Filipe said that “obviously this is public”. “If anyone has anything to fear, it’s certainly not me. I think there must be transparency and the rules must be the same for everyone and, therefore, everyone will speak for themselves”he maintained.
The presidential elections are scheduled for January 18, 2026. This is the 12th time (including the two rounds of the 1986 elections) that the Portuguese have been called, since 1976, to choose the President of the Republic in democracy.