Portuguese women gear up for an early national election as parties continue its campaigns in Lisbon

(8 Mar 2024)
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Lisbon, Portugal – 8 March 2024
1. Pan of street event campaign by Socialist Party
2. Leader of Socialist Party Pedro Nuno Santos surrounded by people
3. Tilt down from woman on window to crowd
4. Santos approaching women
5. Socialist party supporter giving flowers to women
6. Barros approaching
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Ana Barros, 47-year-old Socialist Party supporter:
“I think that during this campaign it was very clear that there is no reason for women to be indecisive, it’s very clear the option for us on Sunday and that’s the way to go and I hope today on women’s day women can confirm this conviction and that on Sunday they reaffirm the intention to maintain our acquired rights and continue our path.”
8. Various of Odete Silva
9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Odete Silva, 62-year-old Socialist Party supporter:
“Us women are the majority and we will win. Our vote will be (for) a majority (regarding the Socialist Party). Portugal has many courageous and decisive women.”
10. Wide of women supporting Socialist Party
11. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Elsa Dias, 48-year-old public worker:
“I think women are not undecided, they know what they want but they feel that their voice is not reaching where it should.”
12. Tatiana Freitas with her mother
13. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Tatiana Freitas, 24-year-old student:
“Recently abortion was mentioned I think this is a very important cause for all of us women because abortion is not only for those that get pregnant by accident but mostly for those forced to do it so I think abortion is a very crucial point and for us women it’s crucial to vote because for several years we couldn’t and it is our given right so I think we should all vote.”
14. Santos leaving
15. Woman looking from balcony
16. Various young girl among crowd
17. Leader of Democratic Alliance Luis Montenegro being carried by crowd
18. Various of Montenegro
19. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Natacha Penalva, 39, psychologist:
“I think that the Democratic Alliance values the role of women in society and within the family and has a vision in that context. I think women should inform themselves about what the party defends and vote for the Democratic Alliance because it is a party that supports the role of women in society,”
20. Various of women supporting Democratic Alliance
21.SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Fernanda Lobo, 78, pensioner:
“I hope women can unite and that things can change. I think they are changing a bit, but very slowly.”
22. Various of Montenegro


STORYLINE:
Portugal is gearing up for early elections on Sunday with recent polls pointing out to around 20 per cent of undecided voters. Among them, a majority of women .

As the main candidates attend their final campaign events in the streets of Lisbon on Women's Day, voters have their say on what they hope for the election.

47-year-old Ana Barros thinks that women have a clear choice on Sunday.

"It’s very clear the option for us on Sunday and that’s the way to go and I hope today on women’s day women can confirm this conviction and that on Sunday they reaffirm the intention to maintain our acquired rights and continue our path.”

In recent days the main candidates have began appealing particularly to female voters.

The fact that aborting rights became part of the campaign was also a reason.

Portugal decriminalised abortion for all women following a referendum in 2007 but a member of one of the center-right parties appeared on a side event criticising the law and the right to abortion.







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