Lisbon, Dec. 19, 2025 (Lusa) - The race for the presidency, tension in Venezuela, the war in Ukraine and reviews of the past year are all on the front pages of the Portuguese newspapers this Friday.

 Expresso:

- "The state does not know how many immigrants there are or where they live"

- "Distant Portugal. There are still children who spend hours travelling between home and school"

- "ICS/ICSTE poll. Ventura leads. Mendes and Almirante in second place. Undecided voters decrease, but still account for 16%. Cotrim rises, but half acknowledges they may change their minds"

- "Interview. Gouveia e Melo. Mixing politics with business is not appropriate behaviour"

- "The best of 2025. Expresso's critics and experts have chosen this year's best books, films, albums, TV series, plays, dance performances and exhibitions"

- "Marcelo advised Nuno Melo to be transparent"

- "Fish and meat lead price increases in 2026"

- "The old B.Leza will be turned into a hotel"

- "Second-hand clothing market booms"

- "Moscow already preparing to say “no” to peace in Ukraine"

- "Spinumviva conditions opposition"

- "Three days of paid leave"

- "Constitutional Court decides on bulletins"

Público:

- "What remains of 2025. The best of the year. Music. Cinema. Television. Books. Exhibitions. Theatre. Dance"

- "A third of Portuguese people would like Portugal to still have colonies"

- "Public Prosecutor's Office. Justice keeps Montenegro under investigation for work in Espinho"

- "Railway. Delays take 60 million in EU funds from the Alentejo line"

- "Immigration. What it's like to live in Benformoso a year after the big raid"

- "Brussels. Europe in suspense over an agreement to save Ukraine"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Health insurance prices have risen 40% in five years"

- "FC Porto 4-1 Famalicão. Leap to the classic. Dragons schedule meeting with Benfica after good performance"

- "Sporting in the quarter-finals [of the Portuguese Cup] with controversial penalty against Santa Clara (2-3)"

- "Braga. Elderly woman killed after rumours about lottery prize"

- "Caminha. Parents of quadriplegic child receive two million. Driver admitted guilt for accident with train"

- "Leadership of the North disputed between Gaia's deputy and António Cunha"

- "Tension. Venezuela shopping for Christmas under threat of invasion"

- "Evasions. New wines for the festive season"

Diário de Notícias:

- "General João Cartaxo Alves, Chief of Staff of the Air Force: We have never had as many people in training as we have now"

- "Formula 1 Grand Prix will have “zero” or “negative” impact on the economy"

- "Spain. Extremadura goes to the polls, with the PP waiting to see how strong Vox will be"

- "Christmas in Hospitals. The day when music and solidarity reigned supreme"

- "Interview. Jorge Reis Novais. Our model is not that of a ceremonial president, but of a politically active, say, regulatory president"

- "Cinema. The Battleship Potemkin. The revolutionary legacy of Sergei Eisenstein"

- "European Championship. National futsal team works towards third consecutive title"

- "Election. 12 candidates contest the biggest presidential race in Portugal's history"

- "USA. Israel investigates Iranian link in death of Portuguese MIT professor"

- "Press. Vasp defends constitutional right to information and promises dialogue"

Nascer do Sol:

- "Businessman does not remember paying €300,000 to Marques Mendes"

- "Interview with Rui Rio. It is not the candidates of the parties of the system who will adjust it, it is like asking the turkey to vote for Christmas"

- "State museums and heritage sites are not prepared for earthquakes"

- "Interview. Pedro Santa Clara. The state of inequality in our education system is shocking"

- "Presidential elections. Ana Gomes revives divisions between Seguristas and Costistas"

- "Christmas. Local councils spend almost €10 million on lighting"

- "CCDR still trying to save international bridge over the River Sever"

- "Lando Norris. Formula 1's golden boy"

- "L. Marques Mendes. I'm a person who is happy with life"

- "J. Vale de Almeida. The world we live in was once better"

- "Secret. Candidates for spies break record"

- "Positive Country. Female entrepreneurship. Development in Beira Interior. NIS2 and the National Cybersecurity System"

Correio da Manhã:

- "Porsche priest and lover sentenced to prison. He led Casa do Gaiato and five other associations in Loures and Odivelas"

- "They embezzled more than €800,000 from charitable institutions"

- "Intercampus/CM poll. Ventura ahead and Gouveia e Melo falls"

- "In the PS government office. Paedophile lawyer with a minister's salary"

- "Santa Clara 2 Sporting 3 (after extra time). Penalty kick turns the tide for the Lions"

- "FC Porto 4 Famalicão 1. Dragão qualifies to face the Eagles"

- "Class. Rios shines with Mourinho"

- "Nuno Loureiro. Israel investigates Iran's links to the murder of a Portuguese scientist"

- "Castelo Branco. Father and son doctors earn €2.5 million in extras"

- "Braga. Elderly woman opened the gate to murderer"

- "Time off. Civil servants on Christmas holiday"

- "Operation “Lex”. Judge on Benfica's VIP list"

Negócios:

- "Activity fell significantly during the general strike"

- "Interview with Marlene Vieira. My fear is that women are afraid"

- "Poll. Admiral sinks. Ventura leads, but with no chance in the second round"

- "We are the economy of the year. Families have been the key"

- "Energy. Government wants to include offshore wind farms in EU package"

- "Trade. Brussels postpones Mercosur agreement until January"

- "Cars. Carlos Tavares' solution for European industry"

O Jornal Económico:

- "The king of tourism. “It is difficult to understand why a country with Portugal's historical significance does not have a large museum dedicated to the Discoveries”. Miguel Guedes de Sousa"

- "What will 2026 be like? The robust health of the labour market fuels everything: revenue for the State, consumers spending, happy companies. And the RRP? 48% of the package remains to be implemented: it's make or break"

- "Not even the baby Jesus can convince the Portuguese to give and donate at Christmas"

- "The year changes and the weight of VAT on our wallets continues to rise."

- "The Christmas speeches of the almost presidents."

- "We wanted to see Portugal in the EEC: it's been 40 years now."

- "The main deals that are already in the pipeline."

- "The year Bulgaria ties itself to the euro. Good luck!"

- "Drink to remember: CR&F at a thousand euros a bottle"

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