Rui Tavares is the third party leader to take part in the vote. Watch the video

Antonio Costa also voted.

The ADN party condemns the successive computer attacks on the site since midnight this Sunday

The National Democratic Alternative Party (ADN) says it has been subject to “consistent computer attacks” on the party’s website since 00:00 this Sunday.

Andre Ventura has already voted

Anibal Cavaco Silva has already voted

Pedro Nuno Santos has already voted for Telheiras in Lisbon

Social Democratic Party secretary-general Pedro Nuno Santos today called for mass participation in legislative elections to celebrate a “hard-won” right, urging people not to leave decisions about the future to others.

“Today is a day of participation, a call for the participation of the Portuguese, this right was won with great difficulty, we must celebrate it, this is truly the greatest day of our democracy,” Pedro Nuno Santos told reporters after the vote. around 12:00 at the Escola Básica de Telheiras in Lisbon, accompanied by his son.

The PS secretary-general urged Portuguese people not to “leave the decision about the future” they want for the country to others and said he was “delighted”, “happy” and “happy” to exercise the right to vote.

Mariana Mortagua voted in the Arroios parish in Lisbon

BE coordinator Mariana Mortagua hopes today will be a “day to celebrate democracy,” given that people planning to vote in legislative elections “is the best way” to celebrate the 50th anniversary on April 25.

“It is expected that many people will vote, that it will be a day to celebrate democracy,” the BE leader said after voting at Escola Básica N.º1 in Lisbon, in the Arroyos parish.

Mariana Mortagua recalled that “50 years ago there were so many people who fought for voting to become a free right,” hoping that “this power of democracy will be put into practice today through voting.”

“We are in a year where we celebrate the 50th anniversary on April 25, and I believe that people will vote and that they will vote according to their convictions. This is the best way to celebrate and realize the democracy we achieved 50 years ago. and that we should celebrate this not only from a symbolic point of view, but every day, especially on election day,” he asked.

Luis Montenegro has already voted for Espinho

PSD leader Luis Montenegro said today that he is very calm and optimistic about the results of the legislative elections, saying that all relevant elements for the Portuguese to consider are under consideration.

“I am very calm and hope that the whole process will go smoothly and with great participation. Today is a day that should be celebrated with joy, hope and the future. This is what we hope will be able to express the will of the people and tomorrow this future will be born,” said Luis Montenegro.

Speaking to reporters, Montenegro, after exercising its voting rights, said that it was ready for changes in life, starting tomorrow. [segunda-feira]. “I’m very calm and optimistic, but I respect the expression that every person will make when they come to a hut like this,” he said.

The President of the Assembly of the Republic has already voted

The President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, called for voting today, thanked volunteers for their participation and said that rain should not interfere with civic duty.

“I also want to thank the more than 65 thousand of our fellow citizens who voted on this day for their completely voluntary effort,” the socialist politician said.

Asked about the fact that it is raining in Porto and this could increase the percentage of abstaining, Augusto Santos Silva expressed a more environmental point of view: “Climate change and the risk of drought are forcing us to change, and today we have good weather, it is raining and the rain is blessed, our best ally in the fight against drought, and therefore the Portuguese will not worry about rain and will continue to exercise their right.”

Inés Sousa Real has already voted for the Escola Básica de Telheiras in Lisbon.

A PAN spokesman today called on all Portuguese to take part in the legislative elections, stressing that it is “an opportunity to strengthen democracy” and asking them to abstain rather than “win”.

“I remind you that this year marks the 50th anniversary of April 25th. This is an extremely important date for abstainers to win again. This is an opportunity for us to strengthen our democracy,” emphasized Ines Souza Real.

Rui Tavares voted for Escola Secundária São Vicente in Lisbon.

Livre spokesman Rui Tavares today called on Portuguese people to vote in early legislative elections, stressing that every vote is “worth the same”, regardless of whether there is “more or less money in the account”.

The sole MP spoke to reporters at the Escola Secundária São Vicente in Lisbon after exercising his right to vote and leaving a call for participation in this Sunday’s elections.

“On this day, when we are all equal, when a vote is worth the same for everyone, there is no one who has more money in the account and less money in the account, the vote is worth the same,” he noted. out.

Paulo Raimundo has already voted for Escola Básica de Alhos Vedros na Moita.

The General Secretary of the PCP has already voted at 10:05 today for the legislative elections, expressing confidence in a large voter turnout after exercising his right to vote at the Aljos Vedros Basic School in Moita (Setubal district).

“We’re on the 50th anniversary of April 25, it’s a good time to reaffirm April also in terms of voting rights, which took so much to achieve, and it was a good way to reaffirm April with a big electoral vote. participation,” Paulo Raimundo told reporters as he placed his ballot in the ballot box at polling station 16.

Rui Rocha was the first party leader to vote

Liberal Initiative President Rui Rocha refused today to talk about post-election scenarios, stressing that the day has come when the Portuguese will “show their democratic will” by going to the polls and paying tribute to the legacy of April 25.

“The challenge we want to set is for people to vote, to have this opportunity, to have the opportunity to celebrate April 25 in advance, to vote freely, to choose the country they want, to choose translators, MPs who can best interpret it. the country they want,” he said in statements to reporters.

Acknowledging that politicians “can always do better” in the fight against abstinence, Rui Rocha stressed that voting is a unique opportunity to define the country they want for their children and grandchildren.

Polls open late due to early voting

Voters standing in line to vote at 8 a.m. this Sunday were forced to wait about 15 minutes at some polling station doors as early votes (sealed in envelopes) were still being dropped into ballot boxes.

TO CM reports are coming in from voters who had to wait about 30 minutes.

Voting takes place as usual

Voting in legislative elections is “proceeding normally in most parts of the country,” a source at the National Electoral Commission (CNE) told Lusa.

Polling stations opened at 8:00 am on the Portuguese mainland and Madeira.

Polling stations for legislative elections opened at 08:00 on the Portuguese mainland and Madeira and closed at 19:00. In the Azores they open and close an hour later.

According to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (GSAI), 10,819,122 voters can vote. A total of 230 deputies will be elected in 22 constituencies (18 of which are in mainland Portugal and the rest in the Azores, Madeira, Europe and outside Europe) in an electoral exercise that will cost around 24 million euros.

In these elections, the district of Setúbal will elect another deputy whose mandate was lost by the district of Viana do Castelo, which lost about 2,500 voters. Setúbal thus gains a mandate, now electing 19 deputies, while Viana do Castelo loses its mandate, now having only five.

There are 18 political parties running for seats in these expected legislative elections, three fewer than in the 2019 and 2022 elections.

The New Right is the only party to debut in this electoral act, joining the PS, Democratic Alliance (PSD/CDS/PPM), Chege, IL, BE, CDU (PCP/PEV), PAN, Livre, Nós, Cidadãos!, Alternative 21 (MPT/Alliance), ADN, PTP, RIR, JPP, Ergue-te, MAS, Volt Portugal and PCTP/MRPP.

In the previous legislative election, on January 30, 2022, the abstention rate was 48.54%, which is lower than the 2019 legislative election, in which the abstention rate reached a record high of 51.43%.

CMTV with mega-television work on election day

On the day of the legislative elections, CMTV has prepared a special program that will surprise viewers with its innovative nature.

The channel begins coverage of legislative elections CM at 20:00, with the results of the exit poll forecasts carried out by Intercampus – a poll that will reveal the identity of the next Prime Minister of Portugal.

Cold and rain will improve by the time we get to the polls

On the day Portugal goes to vote to choose a government, weather forecasts indicate “occasional heavy showers until the end of the morning, decreasing in intensity and frequency from the afternoon.” There is therefore a slight improvement in the weather after Saturday’s heaviest snowfall in six years blanketed the northern and central interior with a half-metre-high white blanket and isolated several villages.