Conservatives Advancing Election Campaign in 12 Regions, with Notable Influence in Lisbon and Setúbal
Here's a lively, more straightforward take on the CDU's election strategy:
The CDU, a political coalition made up of the PCP and PEV, has unveiled a chunky campaign plan, highlighting six out of 13 days in Lisbon or Setúbal. These two districts were the ones where the CDU scored its finest results in the previous legislative elections—nearly 50,000 votes and two deputies in Lisbon, and approximately 39,000 votes, making them the fourth most popular force, with one seat in Setúbal.
Apart from these two districts, the CDU will maintain a strong presence in Porto, with three days of campaign actions in the district, and two more in Beja, Santarém, and Braga. While they'll only dedicate a single campaign action each to districts like Évora, Aveiro, Viseu, Faro, Coimbra, and Castelo Branco.
The CDU caravan will roll through rallies, meet-ups with the public, and parades, starting off on Sunday with a grub-fest in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, and a "constructive march" in Seixal, Setúbal. On Monday morning, the caravan will drive through Coruche, in Santarém, before heading back to Setúbal for a nosh in Sines, then hopping over to the north side of the Tejo River for actions in Covilhã and Viseu.
The following week, the CDU caravan will cruise through Castelo Branco and Viseu, then make its way to Porto, before swinging back down south again, touching base in Beja, Faro, and closing the week in Évora. To kick off the first weekend of the campaign, the coalition heads to Braga and Porto on Saturday, and returns to Lisbon on Sunday, where a massive CDU event in the capital is expected, complete with a parade and rally.
In the second week, the CDU delegation will mainly focus on Lisbon and Setúbal, although there are also planned trips to Santarém, Coimbra, and Beja, wrapping up the campaign with a parade in Porto and a rally in Braga.
During the last legislative elections, the CDU didn't perform so hot, scoring its worst result in history with only 3.17% of the votes and the election of four deputies. But for these elections, the secretary-general of the PCP, Paulo Raimundo, has emphasized that the objective of the coalition is to grow in both votes and representatives, though he hasn't set any specific targets, underlining that the current four representatives are simply not enough to combat the right-wing policy.
Recent debates have shown CDU leader Paulo Raimundo sharpening his claws against the PS leadership on economic policy, while maintaining an open stance for post-election negotiations. However, details on district-specific strategies for Lisbon and Setúbal aren't explicitly mentioned in available materials, suggesting either localized strategies aren't being emphasized in national coverage or are being overshadowed by broader left-wing fragmentation debates.
- In the upcoming elections, the CDU, a coalition of the PCP and PEV, is focusing their campaign primarily in districts where they performed well in the previous elections, such as Lisbon and Setúbal.
- The CDU has revealed an aggressive campaign plan, dedicating six out of 13 days to Lisbon and Setúbal, where they aim to increase their votes and representatives.
- The average voter can expect the CDU to roll through parades, rallies, and public meetings in these key districts, starting with events in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon, and Seixal, Setúbal, on the first Sunday of the campaign.
- Apart from the focus on Lisbon and Setúbal, the CDU will also maintain a strong presence in Porto, Beja, Santarém, and Braga during the 2022 general elections, with an emphasis on policy-and-legislation and politics, as expressed by their leader, Paulo Raimundo, in recent debates.
