Presidential debates begin, but “the great mass of voters is disconnected”
Original text from Diário de Notícias
On 16 November 2025, Diário de Notícias published an article on the start of the televised debates between the eight presidential candidates, around two months before the election.
The article heard two researchers: Riccardo Marchi considers that the distance from election day may weaken the debates’ impact, while Patrícia Calca, a researcher at CIES-Iscte, expresses doubts about the real influence of these head-to-heads on voter behaviour, at a time when much of the electorate remains disconnected from the campaign.
Read the full article in Diário de Notícias.