Six cardinals in Rome, four with voting power. Meet the Portuguese who will choose Francisco's successor

Américo Aguiar, Tolentino Mendonça, Manuel Clemente and António Marto are the four Portuguese who voted in the conclave. There are also nine other Portuguese-speaking people participating in the selection of Francisco's successor.

With the cardinal creation of Américo Aguiar, Portugal now has an unprecedented number of cardinals: six, of whom four have the right to vote in the conclave. Who are the Portuguese princes of the Church?

The next Pope will be elected by 135 cardinals, including seven Brazilians and four Portuguese, who are joined by Portuguese-speaking people, one from Timor-Leste and the other from Cape Verde. According to data from the Holy See, Pope Francis' successor will also be chosen with the contribution of 16 African voters, out of the total of 28 African cardinals who make up the College of Cardinals. Brazil is the country that, in the world of Lusopho…

There are four Portuguese cardinals who will vote for the election of Pope Francis's successor. The chances of the Pope being Portuguese are slim, but the Portuguese-speaking voter block may be important in this conclave

The College of Cardinals elects the future Pope, a group of voters includes four Portuguese.

António Marto is one of the four Portuguese cardinals who will participate in the Conclave that will choose the next Pope, after the death of Francisco. Speaking to CNN Portugal, he gives his vision of what is to come, at a time that will also be new for him.