In a customary move during the final stages of election campaigns, the socialists are set to be the first to traverse one of the most iconic and bustling streets in the city center at 5:00 PM, followed by the PSD-CDS coalition delegation an hour later.
Both political forces are focusing their efforts in the north of the country, with the socialists kicking off their campaign activities earlier. Pedro Nuno Santos is scheduled to visit the Gondomar fair before heading to a lunch-rally in Paços de Ferreira.
The campaign day for AD leader Luís Montenegro begins at the Porto City Hall, where he will visit an exhibition on Francisco Sá Carneiro as part of the city’s April 25th commemorations. He will subsequently attend a lunch in Gondomar and conclude with a rally in the ‘undefeated city’.
The 12th day of the IL campaign also includes stops in the Porto district, the second largest electoral circle in the country, electing 40 of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic, second only to Lisbon with 48.
In the morning, Rui Rocha is set to visit the Externato de Vila Meã, a private and cooperative educational institution. The liberals will end their day with a festival in Porto, attended by deputy and lead candidate Carlos Guimarães Pinto.
Mariana Mortágua, coordinator of BE, starts her day at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto and concludes in the same city with an event focused on rent reduction, a key campaign issue for the party, alongside lead candidate Marisa Matias.
After a recovery day on Wednesday following a night in observation at Faro Hospital, Chega president André Ventura is expected to return to street rallies in Odemira and Pegões, Setúbal, a favored event format for the party this campaign.
PCP Secretary-General Paulo Raimundo will divide his time between a parade in Barreiro, a lunch with women, a street rally in Chiado, Lisbon, and a rally in Beja.
The penultimate day of Livre’s campaign launches in Vila Franca de Xira, with a visit to a facility dedicated to bird conservation in the Tejo Estuary Natural Reserve. Rui Tavares will participate in a street action in Alcântara and a rally in the capital.
PAN spokesperson Inês de Sousa Real has a busy schedule with five initiatives planned in the Braga and Porto districts. She will visit the Psi-On association, meet with representatives of university students, tour a municipal nursery, and attend the party’s campaign closing dinner.
