In the debate with António José Seguro, André Ventura stated that he won the first round of the presidential elections with 40% in France, Germany, and Belgium, but in reality, he only obtained more votes in the first of these three countries.
The statement arose during a debate on the topic of immigration, with Ventura asserting that “the debate is completely biased” and that “the economy needs [immigrants] because it pays poorly to those who want to work and has created a culture of subsidies where many people feel it’s better not to work than to work, and this has led to a brutal demand for labour.”
The candidate argued that “the demand for labour cannot mean population replacement, nor can it mean what is happening in other countries – such as France, Belgium, and Germany.”
“Perhaps that’s why I won the elections in those countries with 40%, because they know what cannot happen here, which is what happened there,” he concluded.
Consulting the website of the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Administration reveals that André Ventura won among emigrants, with 40.93% of the vote, and achieved results above 40% in Africa, the Americas, and Europe, but not exceeding 16.65% in Asia and Oceania, where Luís Marques Mendes led.
However, in Europe, in the three countries he mentioned, he only won in France, with 60.46% of the votes, not exceeding 22.25% in Germany, where Seguro came in first with 36.16%, and 19.61% in Belgium, where the winner was also Seguro with...
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