Manuel João Vieira
Manuel João Vieira | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 17 October 1962 |
| Occupations | Singer, Composer, Painter, University Professor |
Manuel João Gonçalves Rodrigues Vieira (born 17 October 1962) is a Portuguese musician, painter, university professor and satirical politician. He is the vocalist of Ena Pá 2000 and Irmãos Catita, bands he founded in 1984 and 1991, respectively.[1]
He unsuccessfully ran for President of Portugal in the 2001, 2011 and 2016 presidential elections.[2] In the 2026 presidential election, he gathered the required 7500 valid signatures to be on the ballot for the first time.[3] Among his campaign promisses are giving a Ferrari to each Portuguese and wine on tap, while his campaign motto is "I'll only give up if I'm elected".[4] Vieira ended up getting over 60 thousand votes and 1.1% of the votes.[5]
Electoral history
Presidential election, 2026
| Candidate | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| António José Seguro | 1,755,563 | 31.1 | 3,502,613 | 66.8 | |
| André Ventura | 1,327,021 | 23.5 | 1,737,950 | 33.2 | |
| João Cotrim de Figueiredo | 903,057 | 16.0 | |||
| Henrique Gouveia e Melo | 695,377 | 12.3 | |||
| Luís Marques Mendes | 637,442 | 11.3 | |||
| Catarina Martins | 116,407 | 2.1 | |||
| António Filipe | 92,644 | 1.6 | |||
| Manuel João Vieira | 60,927 | 1.1 | |||
| Jorge Pinto | 38,588 | 0.7 | |||
| André Pestana | 10,897 | 0.2 | |||
| Humberto Correia | 4,773 | 0.1 | |||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 125,840 | – | 275,414 | – | |
| Turnout | 5,768,536 | 52.39 | 5,515,977 | 50.03 | |
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[6][7] | |||||
References
- ^ "Louco e viral: Quem é o candidato presidencial Manuel João Vieira?". euronews (in Portuguese). 16 November 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ António, Ana (24 January 2025). "Manuel João Vieira "completamente disponível" para voltar a ser candidato presidencial". TSF (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Manuel João Vieira entrega assinaturas no TC para formalizar candidatura". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 3 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Manuel João Vieira, o 'pré-candidato' a Belém que "só desiste se for eleito" e promete "Ferraris para todos"". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 November 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Manuel João Vieira conquista mais de 1% com "Ferraris e vinho para todos"". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 1-A/2026" (PDF). cne.pt (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ "Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa Oficial n.º 1/2026" (PDF). cne.pt (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.