On June 9, the Portuguese will go to the polls again to elect 21 members of the European Parliament.
The European elections are usually seen as a "test" for the Government. And after the AD's narrow victory on March 10, these European elections will be particularly important to evaluate whether the current government has won over the Portuguese electorate or new parliamentary elections are needed to clarify the result.
This week, the parties represented in Parliament revealed their lead candidates for the European elections. Find out here who they are:
Sebastião Bugalho
Party: Aliança Democrática (AD)
European Parliamentary Group: European People's Party (EPP)
Age: 28 years old
Profession: Journalist/Political Pundit
Known for: Sounding abnormally confident and experienced for his age.
Marta Temido
Party: Partido Socialista (PS)
European Parliamentary Group: Socialists & Democrats (S&D)
Age: 50 years old
Profession: Health Manager
Known for: Being the Minister of Health during the Covid-19 pandemic.
António Tânger Corrêa
Party: Chega
European Parliamentary Group: Identity and Democracy (ID)
Age: 71 years old
Profession: Diplomat
Known for: For sharing pro-Russia views on social networks.
João Cotrim Figueiredo
Party: Iniciativa Liberal (IL)
European Parliamentary Group: Alliance of Liberals & Democrats (ALDE)
Age: 62 years old
Profession: Businessman
Known for: Being the first elected Member of Parliament of the IL in 2019.
Catarina Martins
Party: Bloco de Esquerda (BE)
European Parliamentary Group: The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
Age: 50 years old
Profession: School teacher
Known for: Achieving the best BE electoral result in 2015 as its leader.
Francisco Paupério:
Party: Livre
European Parliamentary Group: Greens–European Free Alliance
Age: 28 years old
Profession: Doctoral Student
Known for: Not known
João Oliveira:
Party: Partido Comunista Português (PCP)
European Parliamentary Group: The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)
Age: 44 years old
Profession: Lawyer
Known for: Being the party's parliamentary leader between 2013-2022.
Pedro Fidalgo Marques:
Party: Pessoas Natureza Animais (PAN)
European Parliamentary Group: Greens–European Free Alliance
Age: ?
Profession: Social and Cultural Entrepreneur
Known for: Being a member of party's political committee.