(11 Mar 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lisbon - 11 March 2024
1. Push in on Portugal's Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos walking on to stage
2. Wide of crowd
3. Close of Santos
4. Pan of supporters chanting, UPSOUND (Portuguese) "Fascism nevermore, 25th of April forever, fascism nevermore."
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Pedro Nuno Santos, Socialist Party leader:
"Despite the tangential difference between us and AD (Democratic Alliance) and without disrespecting the votes of the electorate in our communities (abroad), all (indicators) point to the fact that PS will not be the most voted party, so I would like to congratulate AD for the victory in these elections."
6. Wide of briefing
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Pedro Nuno Santos, Socialist Party leader:
"I already had the opportunity to directly congratulate the leader of AD, and I do it in public as well, to the coalition that is the winner of this election, the Socialist Party will be the opposition. We will lead the opposition."
8. Wide of crowd
9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Pedro Nuno Santos, Socialist Party leader:
"Chega had a very significant result that we cannot ignore. There are not 18.1% racist and xenophobic voters in Portugal, but there are many angry Portuguese, that feel they have not been represented and that their problems have not been addressed. We want to regain the trust of these Portuguese."
10. Tilt up from supporters to podium
11. Zoom out from Santos to wide of briefing
STORYLINE:
Portugal's Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos addressed his supporters early Monday morning to concede defeat in the country's general election.
"Despite the tangential difference between us and AD (Democratic Alliance) and without disrespecting the votes of the electorate in our communities (abroad) all points to the fact that PS (Socialist Party) will not be the most voted party," Santos said during a speech in Lisbon.
The center-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance won 77 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly, Portugal’s Parliament, after all votes cast in Portugal were counted.
The center-left Socialist Party, in power the past eight years, got 76 seats.
He congratulated the Democratic Alliance and said the Socialist Party will lead the opposition.
Portugal’s political future is hanging in the balance after a general election Sunday, with two moderate mainstream parties closely contesting the race and set to wait weeks for a decision on the winner after an unprecedented surge in support for a populist party.
The deciding votes will come from voters abroad to decide four parliamentary seats after an election night full of suspense. That count could take more than two weeks.
The hard-right Chega (Enough) party captured 48 seats in a milestone result that presented an unprecedented challenge to politics-as-usual, underscoring a drift to the right in the European Union.
"Chega had a very significant result that we cannot ignore," said Santos. "There are not 18.1% racist and xenophobic voters in Portugal, but there are many angry Portuguese."
AP video shot by Helena Alves
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