18.01.2026 00:30
In Portugal, presidential candidate and comedian Manuel Joao Vieira is drawing attention with his extraordinary and humorous promises. Vieira has announced that if elected, he plans to distribute Ferraris to the public, ensure wine flows from taps, and allocate a personal "mother figure" to combat loneliness.
The musician and comedian Manuel Joao Vieira, who is a presidential candidate in Portugal, is attracting attention with unusual and humorous promises in his election campaign. If elected, Vieira has made extraordinary proposals such as distributing Ferraris to the public, ensuring wine flows from taps, and assigning a personal "mother figure" to combat loneliness.
SATIRICAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
In an election with 11 candidates, Vieira is conducting his campaign under the name 'Candidato Vieira (Candidate Vieira)' through satire. The election process reflects the elitist and anti-system tendencies in Portuguese politics.
UNREALISTIC PROMISES
In his campaign, Vieira has made promises that challenge the imagination. Among Vieira's promises are:
Distribution of Ferraris to every citizen,
Wine flowing from the taps of every home,
Establishment of a city called "Vieiropolis" that will free people from work with artificial intelligence,
Provision of a personal "mother figure" to combat loneliness,
A "skin color homogenization application" that evens out skin tones.
HUMOR AND POPULIST DISCOURSE
The 63-year-old Vieira uses language and images from popular culture, often aiming to make his populist and satirical discourse visible with slang expressions.
When announcing his candidacy, he stated, "I want to be even more absurd than Donald Duck Trump." Having previously run in elections, Vieira has qualified to be on the ballot in this election.
ACCORDING TO POLLS, HE IS RECEIVING 1% OF THE VOTE
According to polls, Vieira's expected vote share is around 1%. The Portuguese people will head to the polls for the presidential elections on January 18. Other prominent candidates in the elections include Luis Marques Mendes from the Social Democratic Party, Andre Ventura from the far-right Chega party, Antonio Jose Seguro from the Socialist Party, and Joao Cotrim de Figueiredo from the Liberal Initiative party.