President: Sampaio Da Novoa Is Located Outside the Road to Belém

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A university professor who received 23% of the votes in 2016 announced that, after "careful reflection", he is definitely out of the presidential run to understand that there are no conditions for progress.

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"After a careful and deep reflection on the political moment the country has passed," Sampaio of Novoa says he concluded that "it should not go on for a new candidate".

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University professor António Sampaio da Nóvoa today definitively ruled himself out of the 2026 presidential race, in a statement sent to Lusa, stating that he is in no condition to continue. "After careful and in-depth reflection on the political moment the country is experiencing, and on the responsibilities such an exercise demands, I have come to the conclusion that I should not pursue a new presidential candidacy," wrote António Sampaio da N…