Portugal election marks almost 50 years of democracy

(7 Mar 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lisbon, Portugal - 28 April 1974
HEADLINE: Portugal election marks almost 50 years of democracy
1. Tanks and trucks through crowds cheering
2. Woman watching, victory V sign
3. Various of tanks

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Linda-A-Velha, Portugal – 28 February 2024
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Osvaldo Sousa, 69-year-old Opera Singer:
“The 25th of April was a bit of a surprise. All of us, specially younger people, were eager for change.”
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Osvaldo Sousa, 69-year-old Opera Singer:
"The country is going through a serious risk, like in many countries around the world, of the situation to degenerate back to before the 25th of April, to something even worse and so people need to have conscience and vote but not fall for demagogy, don’t believe in all the shams you hear.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Setúbal, Portugal – 5 March 2024
ANNOTATION: Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party and center-right Social Democratic Party have alternated in power for decades.
6. Wide of band playing as Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos is surrounded by journalists and crowd during campaign event
7. Zoom out from Pedro Nuno Santos to crowd surrounding him
8. Pan of crowd chanting UPSOUND “ the people will not forget, on the 10th is PS (Socialist Party)”
9. Mid of Santos passing

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lisbon, Portugal – 20 February 2024
ANNOTATION: One of them is expected to win, again. But radical right populist party Chega is feeding off disenchantment with the mainstream political parties.
10. Various of Mid of leader of PSD party (Social Democrats) and leader of the coalition Democratic Alliance, Luis Montenegro (on the right), with Nuno Melo, deputy leader of the Democratic Alliance during a campaign street event
11. Pan from crowd chanting “Portugal” to leader leaving

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Almada, Portugal – 23 February 2024
12. Various of Andre Ventura leader of Chega during a campaign event
13. Various of Ventura meeting Carolina Pereira, a young Chega supporter

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Almada, Portugal – 27th February 2024
14. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Carolina Pereira, Chega supporter:
“I identify with many things he does. For instance, he manages to get closer to people in more modern ways, for instance through social media he reaches young people, he reached me through social media. And also he has measures to support young people.”
15. Close of Carolina mobile as she watches Ventura on social media
16. SOUNDBITE (PORTUGUESE) Carolina Pereira, Chega supporter:
“I see change, a change for the better. And no it’s not fascism, no. Chega is a party that is misunderstood.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Almada, Portugal - 27 February 2024
17. Wide of campaign billboards
ANNOTATION:
18. Eight million voters will cast their ballots on the 10th of March.
19. Close of billboard with Chega and leader Ventura reading “Portugal needs cleaning”
STORYLINE:
The Portuguese people will be casting their ballots on Sunday for an early general election.

The new vote is taking place after Socialist leader António Costa resigned as prime minister amid last November’s corruption investigation. He hasn’t been accused of any crime.

But corruption is only one of the many concerns that are leading the Portuguese ahead of the crucial vote. An economy still impacted by inflation, a rising housing crisis, challenged public services such as education and healthcare are some of the key issues that serve as backdrop for an election that marks almost 50 years of democracy in the country.
















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