Yesterday, Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Regional Government of Madeira, commented on the Catholic University’s projections for the second round of the presidential elections, shared with RTP. He noted the lack of electoral bipolarisation and highlighted André Ventura’s struggle to attract votes beyond his usual base.
The leader of the Madeiran executive admitted he had anticipated a strong vote for António José Seguro, though he watched the Chega candidate’s campaign strategy with interest. However, he felt the strategy fell short. “The campaign didn’t meet its goal of winning over moderate centre-right voters, and it simply didn’t work.”
Regarding the future relationship between Madeira and a possible President of the Republic, António José Seguro, Miguel Albuquerque expressed hope for a solid and effective institutional relationship, based on respect for the autonomous regions. “It will be great. I hope for a fruitful institutional relationship, which looks at the autonomous regions as it has to, guaranteeing the rights of Madeirans in the national framework,” he added.
In the same context, he highlighted the role of the President of the Republic in a semi-presidential system, stressing that this legitimacy “guarantees a degree of manoeuvre that can favour cohesion policies between the national whole and the autonomous regions,” something that he considers to be the expectation of the Madeirans.
About the next Representative of the Republic, Albuquerque maintains the hope that he will be Madeiran and constitutionalist, stressing the importance of political awareness and knowledge of the regional reality.
Regarding the challenges pointed out in the speech he gave after voting this afternoon, the President of the Regional Government warned of the profound changes in the international context. “The international order has changed radically, and Portugal will have to assume a clear strategy in national defence and in its geopolitical position.”
As already reported by DIÁRIO, Miguel Albuquerque also highlighted that Portugal will receive around 5,800 million euros for the new national defence strategy, arguing that this strategy “undoubtedly has to pass through the Atlantic front and the autonomous regions.”
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