The polls opened at 8 am to welcome voters of principles of time who participate in the legislative elections this Sunday, the third in a period of three years.
Around 25.56% of the voters registered in today’s legislative elections voted until 12:00, according to data published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI). The percentage is slightly higher than that registered in the same temporary window as the last legislature, held on March 10, 2024.
Among those who voted in the morning are the leaders of the different games with parliamentary seat.
Luís Montenegro voted this morning in Espinho. The AD leader told journalists that they expected “a good participation rate” and that people feel the responsibility of voting to choose the future of “prosperity, hope and stability.”
The socialist leader, Pedro Nuno Santos, voted in Lisbon, along with his son, Sebastião. Also the secretary general of PS appealed to participation in the elections, “so that we do not leave others the decision of what we want” and that “we are not surprised by something we do not want.”
After the problematic campaign, André Ventura appeared with good health in Lisbon to exercise the right to vote. The arrival leader left appeals to the vote. “Make your choice, choose the future of the country, regardless of whatever it is,” pointing out that the most important thing “for the country is the health of democracy.”
Applsh to participation was multiplied by the remaining parts.
Rui Rocha of the Liberal Initiative recalled the importance of voting at the time of political turbulence in the country. “The Portuguese know that what we are deciding is very important. We have been with political agitation, two legislatures that have not ended, so I now have a lot of confidence in the Portuguese,” he said.
Mariana Mortágua voted in Lisbon remembering the 50 years of free vote in Portugal. “It is the 50th anniversary that women could vote freely for the first time in Portugal. Therefore, it is very important to vote and remind us that we are choosing who represents us.” After the electoral campaign and the repeated calls of the Socialist Party to the useful vote, the coordinator of the left block emphasized that “the useful vote is what chooses the deputies and deputies in Parliament.”
In Alhos Vedros, in the municipality of Maita, where he exercised the right to vote, Paulo Raimundo expressed the expectation of people to celebrate life with more conditions as of Monday.
Rui Tavares emphasized that more than one right, the vote should be seen as a “duty for the country.”
“Voting is a duty for the country and the right that, if we do not exercise, if you devalue. Come vote, do not forget to vote, it is for the good of all of us,” said the leader of free equity voted in Lisbon.
Inês Sousa Real emphasized how “democracy has each and every one of us” and that is of great importance “fighting abstention” and “guaranteeing a new political cycle with stability.”
According to the National Elections Commission, the legislatures are being carried out normally, only with a few complaints related to delays at the beginning of the face to face, due to the need to launch the early votes.
The anticipated scrutiny occurs after the government led by Luís Montenegro lost a motion of confidence last March.
More than 10.8 million voters residing in Portugal and abroad are called to vote to choose 230 deputies.
The polls throughout the national territory opened at 8 am and closed at 7:00 p.m. The first results will only be announced after 20h0.
