Pauperio highlights Livre’s growth and says “it doesn’t end there.”

The leader of the Livre list, who failed in the European Parliament elections on Sunday, highlighted the party’s growth compared to previous European elections and said he was looking ahead to 2029, stressing that “nothing ends here.”

“Although Livret is not a member of the European Parliament, he will continue to talk about Europe in the next five years, he will present proposals for Europe in the next five years,” Francisco Pauperio said in a speech after the official results of the European Parliament. elections on Sunday.

According to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Livre received 3.75% of the votes, but this result was not enough to elect the head of the list.

“Nothing ends here,” Francisco Pauperio assured dozens of people at the Teatro da Luz in Lisbon, where the party set up its “headquarters” on election night, after thunderous applause.

Having already set his sights on the next European elections, due in 2029, the candidate is confident that “if not this time, then next time, we are sure that Livre will be represented in the European Parliament.”

Answering a question about his future in the party, he assured that he intends to remain in Livre, and added: “I think Livre also intends to continue working with me. Everything is fine with us.”

Despite the optimistic speech, Francisco Pauperio admitted that it was a sad night because the third election they are participating in was aimed at finally electing an MEP.

“But Livre has always known how to reinvent itself and will know how to become stronger thanks to this experience,” he stressed, highlighting the growth of the party, which doubled the number of votes compared to 2019 and achieved a better result in percentage terms. result ever.

The PS was the party with the most votes (32.1% and eight MEPs) in Sunday’s European elections, ahead of the Democratic Alliance, which had 31.1% and seven seats, according to preliminary results.

According to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of the Interior (GSAI), Chega, which elected two members of the European Parliament, became the third political force with 9.79%.

Also, after the election of two deputies, the Liberal Initiative (IL) received 9.07% of the votes.

The Left Bloc (BE) received 4.25% of the votes and the CDU (PCP/PEV) 4.12%, receiving one MEP each.

For the first time, it was possible to vote at any polling station, regardless of the place of registration, the so-called mobile voting.

A total of 10,819,317 domestic citizens and 11,255 foreign citizens were registered for these European elections, making a total of 10,830,572 registered voters.