José Fonseca Fernandes
Marques Mendes was a deputy in six legislatures, parliamentary leader when the current President of the Republic was president of the PSD, secretary of State for parliamentary affairs, secretary of State for the Presidency and deputy minister under Cavaco Silva, as well as minister for Parliamentary Affairs under Durão Barroso. As is becoming a habit with center-right presidential candidates, he was a commentator, in prime time, on a generalist and solo channel, for years.
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He was the first candidate to make his candidacy public. In these elections, there is an advantage and a disadvantage, which are the same: it is the candidate supported by the governing party. Advantage, because it is the party with the most votes and, without moving away from this support base, Marques Mendes has consistently appeared as a strong candidate to go to a second round. Disadvantage, because it is a party that concentrates such power, that the Soarist theory that the Portuguese do not like to put all their eggs in one basket would, in this case, be overwhelming.
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Never have so many eggs weighed in one basket because never has a party had the government, the parliament, two autonomous regions, the majority of the chambers, including the five most populous. Even in the face of this, his campaign has been closely linked to the government and the AD. With so much competition on the right, you will know that only those who have a solid foundation can win. And yet, according to surveys, an important part of this base has yet to be conquered.
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