17h. Presidential. Mariana Leitão is the Liberal Initiative candidate in Belém

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The congresswoman says it was time to move forward and assures that she will not give up halfway. The Government also welcomes the “constructive attitude” of IL.

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Margarida Davim analyzes the two most recent presidential nominations: Mariana Leitão, supported by the Liberal Initiative, and Luís Marques Mendes, still without formal support from the PSD. For the journalist and commentator for CNN Portugal, Mariana Leitão has the advantage of being a woman in the race to Belém and being a “solid figure” of the Liberal Initiative, while Luís Marques Mendes “is certainly” the candidate with the “most curriculu…

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The choice of parliamentary leader was announced at the end of the Liberal Convention that took place this weekend in Loures

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The leader of the Liberal Initiative, Rui Rocha, announced this Sunday the name of Mariana Leitão as the party's candidate for the presidential elections of 2026. The parliamentary leader of IL so far guarantees that she will not give up, that she is a candidate for “freedom against fear” and says she wants to show the Portuguese that we must be ambitious, “be more” and non-conformist. He admits that the candidacy stems from the need to occupy t…

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The announcement was made by Rui Rocha, in his victory speech, after being re-elected president of the party with more than 73% of the votes. Regarding her candidacy, Mariana Leitão said that it is “freedom against fear”, with the objective of representing “the liberal space”, and is to be carried to the end.