Madrid
He wanted to define himself as the president of affects, his constituents more readily call him the president of selfies.
The self-portraits glued to the 72-year-old head of state having become rare with the pandemic, we might as well use his first name, Marcelo.
In any case, hardly anyone in Portugal uses his surname, Rebelo de Sousa.
The President of the Portuguese Republic, a candidate to whom all polls have promised re-election in the first round held this Sunday, has managed to install in the minds of his citizens the idea of his close proximity.
"
When people meet him at the beach, they tell you that they greeted him, spoke to him, took his picture and found him very sympathetic
, illustrates Carlos Jalali, professor of political science at the University of Aveiro.
He's anything but a Jupiterian president! ”
, laughs the political scientist.
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And yet, since childhood, Marcelo has always watched history alongside those who make it.
He first observed the work of
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