Mariana Corrêa welcomes two guests with direct experience in European institutions: Carlos Coelho, former Member of the European Parliament from the European People’s Party, and André Franqueira Rodrigues, current MEP from the Socialists & Democrats Group.
Ten days after the runoff, Portugal is still assessing the meaning of a historic victory. On 8 February, António José Seguro defeated André Ventura with around two-thirds of the vote, halting the rise of the far right to the Presidency and securing one of the largest margins in Portugal’s democratic history.