Read some of the phrases from the elected President of the Republic, whose inauguration will take place on Monday, March 9:
“We need justice on time, we need justice that delivers justice and we also need competent justice. We had a situation two years ago, with a prime minister in office [António Costa]which led to the resignation of this prime minister and I think that Justice should have advanced further in this entire process [Influencer] and draw conclusions.”
22-11-2025
“There are problems [na saúde]there must be solutions. Solutions cannot be one-off solutions, they have to be lasting solutions. And these solutions involve involving all those who have legislative and executive responsibilities.”
24-11-2025
“I believe that the President of the Republic must speak in public and his words must have consequences, but much of the work is also done in private, in meetings on Thursdays with the Prime Minister.”
24-11-2025
“The country has a diagnosis made, it has solutions, it has proposals. What is missing? There is a lack of leadership. And I, as President of the Republic, want to help create this leadership, this initiative and this firmness.”
12-12-2025
“I know how important the interior is for our country. There are no expendable territories in Portugal, nor are there first- and second-class Portuguese. Our economy stands to gain from the development of the interior.”
12-12-2025
“I want to be the President of all Portuguese. (…) A president loyal to the Constitution. A president who comes to balance a political system that is excessively unbalanced for one of the camps, where that camp can do everything, make all the decisions, including if it wants to make revisions to our Constitution of the Republic that it understands.”
21-12-2025
“The President of the Republic does not govern, but inspires.”
03-01-2026
“This has been one of the hallmarks of my entire life, this is one of my values and this will be one of my causes in Belém, the fight against corruption, no matter who it hurts.”
05-02-2026
“I will convene the State Council whenever necessary, but I will never, ever dispense with the advice of the Portuguese people.”
05-02-2026
“[A situação na saúde é] unacceptable and someone has to put a stop to this. As President of the Republic, I will directly discuss this matter with the Prime Minister.”
08-01-2026
“The vote for this candidacy is also a vote that guarantees social stability. (…) Because, when half of the country does not see its representatives at the highest level, the protest takes to the streets because they have no voice in the institutions of democracy.”
09-01-2026
“It is unacceptable [que em Portugal, em 2026,] people die due to lack of help, people calling emergency services and ambulances not arriving on time.”
10-01-2026
“Workers have every right to defend their rights and their demands. And they cannot always be the ones to give up the entire field in terms of labor legislation.”
Reiterating its intention of a political veto if the Government’s draft reached Belém
10-01-2026
“The next president of the Republic has to be a person with consistency, not a weather vane who says what he wants in each circumstance and who is useful to the audience.”
10-01-2026
“I am the President of new times, the President of change, the President of the future. I really am a calm force. I don’t need to scream. I don’t need to scream.”
11-01-2026
“That’s why Health cannot be privatized. That’s why Social Security cannot be privatized, for a very simple reason. It’s because Health and Social Security must be universal and accessible to all Portuguese people, regardless of the resources they have in the bank or the resources they have in their pockets.”
12-01-2026
“I look at her [Constituição] and I don’t see the need to review it to solve the country’s urgent problems. No need. I see it’s something else. It is necessary to execute what is in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.”
12-01-2026
“[Portugal deve ser] a country that invests in knowledge, science, innovation, culture, identity and language, as well as respecting the environment and thinking about the next generations when making decisions today.”
In the victory speech in the first round of the presidential elections
18-01-2026
“I want to reaffirm our maintenance of alliances with both NATO and the European Union.”
22-01-2026
“The social sector in our country is essential. It is essential to provide care, but also to bring love, to people who would otherwise be completely abandoned.”
25-01-2026
“I strongly urge parliament, which is the sovereign body where this lobbying registry will be created, to quickly create the conditions so that all lobbyists can register and for there to be transparency in the relations between those who legitimately defend interests and those who defend the public interest.”
26-01-2026
“If there is a need and an emergency in the sense that our economy needs the contribution of more labor and that labor does not exist in the country, what is the solution? Does the country stop? Now, the issue of control and the issue of immigration is crucial.”
In the debate with André Ventura for the second round of the presidential elections
RTP/SIC/TVI, 27-01-2026
“Higher education should tend to be free, as we know, as is, say, in our Constitution.”
Asked about what position he would have as President of the Republic regarding a possible approval of the unfreezing of tuition fees
29-01-2026
“It was a catastrophe. (…) Right now what is needed is to help people, businesspeople and restore normality as quickly as possible. Now, guilt cannot die alone.”
About the effects of Storm Kristin
30-01-2026
“No more division, no more hate, no more pitting Portuguese people against each other. We want to be a single plural people and we want to be a plural people who, together, are capable of solving the problems we face.”
01-02-2026
“I want the guarantee – that the Prime Minister gives me – that all ministers have passed the test and that they will not have problems, either from an ethical or other point of view, in the exercise of their functions.”
01-02-2026
“I will return (…) to open presidencies, to proximity presidencies. And the first open presidency I will hold is precisely in the Central region, staying for as long as necessary in the areas and territories that were devastated by this storm.”
05-02-2026
“I will not forget you and I will not abandon you. (…) Portuguese solidarity was heroic, but it can never replace the responsibility of the State.”
After the victory in the second round of the presidential elections
08-02-2026
“It won’t be because of me that she [legislatura] will be interrupted.”
The same, ibid
“I promised loyalty and institutional cooperation with the Government. I will keep my word. I will never be a counterpower, but I will be a President who demands solutions and results.”
The same, ibid
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