Abstention rate ‘surprisingly low’: Portuguese rallied to this campaign says Natasha Donn... "Exit polls coming in an hour after polling stations closed have put António José Seguro as the clear winner of Portugal’s presidential elections. The second-round of voting in this hard-fought campaign saw a much lower abstention rate than initially feared – between 37.5% and 42.5%. Neither candidate has ‘accepted’ the results yet – albeit the Caldas da Rainha ‘headquarters’ of Seguro’s campaign is already celebrating. His adversary – CHEGA leader André Ventura – is ‘still at Mass in Lisbon’, but projections put him at coming in with between 28.6% of the vote, and 33.0%. Projections for Seguro are that he has walked this contest, with between 67% and 71.4% of the vote. This has always been the expected ‘end result’. It is also almost certainly what André Ventura ‘expected’ – as he has made no bones about the fact that he intends to be a future prime minister....more" Join us in the morning for further reflection on the result

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Would you like to influence the 'DNA' (Digital Noetic Attitude) of GuMPy, my new co-host and helper - who will appear with me LIVE and in real time - on the morning show? AI whiz Mario (who will also join us as an AI authority on the channel and hopefully here in the club) has got this phenomenon on 'her' feet, and we are currently testing and developing her behind the scenes, before official launch. As this stage, and as a member of the community closest to the heart of GMP!, do please give me some of your ideas and suggestions on GuMPy's personality and make-up. Please feel free to tell me how YOU think she should be and occur in our lives and on the show, livestream and podcast, below... Herewith a test video and some visuals by her cousin Grok, which I'm not sure about, but are in the right ball-park of Portugal, Lisbon and Portuguese-ness.

What is this, very traditional Portuguese 'pastime', pictured below? I have been fascinated by this 'activity' for a long time, and was delighted to chance upon a gathering of men yesterday, enjoying it with beer and banter. But what is it? CLUE: "It was popular in the countryside, but now is begining to be forgotten," I was told when I asked a Portuguese friend. (Close-up pic Isabel Widmer, www.eventosagenda.com)