European elections. 2nd day of campaign starts in the South and ends with a debate on RTP
The second day of the electoral campaign for the European elections starts today with the leaders of the main political parties focusing their actions in the south, with visits, street parades and rallies, ending with a debate on RTP.
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The candidates from PS, AD, Chega, BE, CDU, Livre and PAN will be face-to-face on public television, starting at 9:00 pm, in the only debate that brings together all the political forces with parliamentary representation.
Before that, the head of the PS list, Marta Temido, will visit the works of the "Blue Hub School" project, in Paço de Arcos, in Oeiras.
According to its 'site' on the Internet, the "Blue Hub School" has as its main objective the creation and dynamization of a true ecosystem of network infrastructures and skills for the blue economy, enhancing the connection between higher education and non-higher education training, within the scope of the blue economy.
Sebastião Bugalho, head of the AD list, will be in the Lisbon region during the morning.
The AD candidate will meet with the president of the Board of Directors of the Champalimaud Foundation, Leonor Beleza.
Chega, who started the electoral campaign in the southwest of Alentejo, will be in the Algarve, with a street march in the streets of Olhão.
At the time of the debate on RTP, in which the party's head of list, António Tânger Corrêa, will participate, Chega has scheduled a dinner in Tavira, which will be attended by André Ventura.
In turn, the head of the IL list, João Cotrim de Figueiredo, will have lunch in Lisbon at 1:00 pm. The party president, Rui Rocha, will also be present.
BE will also be in the capital today.
The head of the Bloquista list, Catarina Martins, and the party coordinator, Mariana Mortágua, will be in a meeting-conversation on the theme "Women for Peace in the European Parliament", with the participation of Teresa Coutinho, Pilar del Rio, Luísa Costa Gomes and Shahd Wadi.
The head of the Livre list, Francisco Paupério, will visit the União Zoófila, in Lisbon, to "get to know the facilities and the work developed by the association".
The Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU), formed by the PCP and the Ecologist Party "Os Verdes", will be in Sintra and Amadora.
The head of the CDU list, João Oliveira, will make a train trip starting at Algueirão Station to Reboleira Station.
The number one on the PAN list, Pedro Fidalgo Marques, will participate in an action on the transport of live animals by sea, at the port of Sines, in Setúbal. The initiative should also be attended by the spokesperson, Inês de Sousa Real, according to the party.
Around 373 million European voters are called to vote for the European Parliament between June 06 and 09. In Portugal, the vote is on the 9th.
720 MEPs will be elected, 21 of whom are Portuguese.
A total of 17 parties and coalitions are running in the elections: AD, PS, Chega, IL, BE, CDU, Livre, PAN, ADN, MAS, Ergue-te, Nova Direita, Volt Portugal, RIR, Nós Cidadãos, MPT and PTP.
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