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Vitorino Silva

Vitorino Francisco da Rocha e Silva (born 19 April 1971), popularly known as Tino de Rans, is a Portuguese paver, television personality and politician.

Vitorino Silva
President of React, Include, Recycle
In office
30 May 2019 – 21 May 2022
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byMárcia Henriques
President of the Parish Council of Rans
In office
1994–2002
Personal details
BornVitorino Francisco da Rocha e Silva
(1971-04-19) 19 April 1971 (age 55)
Rans, Penafiel, Portugal
PartyReact, Include, Recycle (R.I.R.)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (until 2009)
OccupationPaver

Biography

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Vitorino Silva was born in the small village of Rans in Penafiel; the sixth of eight siblings born to a ropemaker father and a smallholder and poultry farmer mother. His father died when he was eight years old.[1]

He became President of the Parish Council of Rans in the 1993 local elections, where he was running for the Socialist Party; he was reelected in the 1997 elections and served until 2002. He became famous nationwide in February 1999, when he delivered an enthusiastic speech during the 11th National Congress of the Socialist Party that drew applause and laughter from the audience at the Coliseu dos Recreios; the speech ended with Silva hugging the party's secretary-general and incumbent Prime Minister António Guterres.

He enjoyed some fame as a media personality; in 2001 he released a music album (Tinomania, which included the popular hit "Pão Pão, Fiambre Fiambre"), and participated in SIC entertainment show Noites Marcianas[2] and, in 2005, was a contestant in TVI reality show Quinta das Celebridades. Later still, in 2013, Silva was a contestant in the TVI celebrity reality show Big Brother VIP. In 2011, Silva, playing a fictionalised version of himself, participated in the acclaimed comedy show Último a Sair, spoofing Big Brother-like reality television shows.

Silva left the Socialist Party and unsuccessfully ran as an independent for Mayor of Valongo in the 2009 local elections, and for Mayor of Penafiel in the 2017 local elections.[1]

In 2019, he founded React, Include, Recycle (R.I.R.), a political party presenting itself as outside the conventional left–right political spectrum. The party was on the ballot for the first time in that year's legislative election, but failed to secure any seats in the Assembly of the Republic, with only 0.67% of the vote.[3]

Silva was a candidate for President of the Republic in the 2016 presidential election and polled 6th place with 3.28% of the vote, a surprisingly good result for a candidate with no direct or indirect party support (very close to the results of Edgar Silva, the candidate supported by the Portuguese Communist Party, and of Maria de Belém Roseira, former President of the Socialist Party and twice government minister).[4]

Vitorino Silva was a candidate for President of the Republic in the 2021 Portuguese presidential election. For the first time Vitorino was able to debate live on national television with the other candidates[5] and was invited to debate in the final debate with every candidate.[6] Silva gained notoriety for confronting the far-right candidate and Chega leader, André Ventura. The candidate offered André Ventura pebbles of all colours, claiming that “the sea brings pebbles of all colours, like the sea, Portugal has people of all colours” and if he was elected he would “be the president of the entire population”, unlike his rival.[7]

Electoral history

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Rans Parish Assembly election, 1993

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Ballot: 12 December 1993
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PS Vitorino Silva57562.66+1
PSD José da Cunha28531.03–1
CDS–PP –475.10±0
CDU –60.70±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 60.7––
Turnout 91984.009±0
Source: Autárquicas 1993[8][9]

Rans Parish Assembly election, 1997

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Ballot: 14 December 1997
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PS Vitorino Silva79971.77+1
PSD José Moreira20418.32–1
CDS–PP –928.30±0
CDU –30.30±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 171.5––
Turnout 1,11584.669±0
Source: Autárquicas 1997[10]

Valongo City Council election, 2009

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Ballot: 11 October 2009
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PSD/CDS–PP Fernando Pereira de Melo16,06834.34–1
PS José de Magalhães Lobão12,75127.23–1
Ind. Maria José Azevedo10,75422.92new
Ind. Vitorino Silva2,3285.00new
CDU José Caetano2,1734.60±0
BE Eliseu Lopes1,2792.70±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 1,5393.3––
Turnout 46,89260.999±0
Source: Autárquicas 2009[11]

Presidential election, 2016

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Ballot: 24 January 2016
Candidate Votes %
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa2,413,95652.0
Sampaio da Nóvoa1,062,13822.9
Marisa Matias469,81410.1
Maria de Belém196,7654.2
Edgar Silva183,0513.9
Vitorino Silva152,3743.3
Paulo de Morais100,1912.2
Henrique Neto39,1630.8
Jorge Sequeira13,9540.3
Cândido Ferreira10,6090.2
Blank/Invalid ballots 102,552–
Turnout 4,744,56748.66
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[12]

Penafiel City Council election, 2017

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Ballot: 1 October 2017
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PSD/CDS–PP Antonino de Sousa23,42051.95±0
PS André Correia Ferreira15,73134.84±0
Ind. Vitorino Silva2,8086.20new
Ind. Mário Magalhães Ferreira8301.80new
CDU Bruno de Sousa6871.50±0
BE Eva Coelho5041.10±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 1,1752.6––
Turnout 45,15572.569±0
Source: Autárquicas 2017[13]

Legislative election, 2019

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Ballot: 6 October 2019
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PS António Costa1,903,68736.3108+22
PSD Rui Rio1,454,28327.879–10
BE Catarina Martins498,5499.519±0
CDU Jerónimo de Sousa332,0186.312–5
CDS–PP Assunção Cristas221,0944.25–13
PAN André Silva173,9313.34+3
Chega André Ventura67,5021.31new
IL Carlos Guimarães Pinto67,4431.31new
Livre Collective leadership56,9401.11+1
Alliance Pedro Santana Lopes40,1750.80new
PCTP/MRPP None36,0060.70±0
RIR Vitorino Silva35,1690.70new
Other parties 95,8121.80±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 254,8754.9––
Turnout 5,237,48448.60230±0
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[14]

Presidential election, 2021

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Ballot: 24 January 2021
Candidate Votes %
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa2,531,69260.7
Ana Gomes540,82313.0
André Ventura497,74611.9
João Ferreira179,7644.3
Marisa Matias165,1274.0
Tiago Mayan Gonçalves134,9913.2
Vitorino Silva123,0313.0
Blank/Invalid ballots 85,182–
Turnout 4,258,35639.26
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[15]

References

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  1. 1 2 Sambado, Cristina (January 8, 2021). "Vitorino Silva, o candidato que quer combater os populismos" [Vitorino Silva, the candidate who wants to fight populism]. RTP (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tino de Rans quer voltar à tribuna" [Tino de Rans wants to return to the tribune]. TSF (in Portuguese). May 4, 2001. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Resultados Globais: Eleições Legislativas 2019". Secretariat-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration (SGMAI). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ Soldado, Camilo (January 25, 2016). "Vitorino Silva, a surpresa que veio de Rans" [Vitorino Silva, the surprise that came from Rans]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ Vitorino Silva debates live with everyone for the first time
  6. ↑ Final debate with all presidential candidates 2021
  7. ↑ Vitorino Silva VS André Ventura
  8. ↑ "Autárquicas 1993" (PDF). SGMAI. March 3, 1993. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Autárquicas 1993 eleitos" (PDF). SGMAI. March 3, 1993. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Autárquicas 1997" (PDF). SGMAI. March 2, 1998. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Autárquicas 2009". SGMAI. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mapa Oficial Resultados 2016" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Autárquicas 2017". SGMAI. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Mapa Oficial Resultados Legislativas 2019" (PDF). CNE. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Mapa Oficial Resultados" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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