Last Sunday, the moderate conservative  Marcelo Robelo de Souza  has been  reelected in the first round  for a new term. A few days earlier, new measures, including the  Padel clubs close , had been announced.

Harsh measures close to containment

Portuguese Prime Minister  Antonio Costa  announced the new measures in force: the weekend driving ban  and the redefinition of the closing hours of all establishments are the most important measures.

Any type of take-away sale is now prohibited, including restaurants.

These measures appear to be one of the most extreme ways to slow the spread of the virus, while avoiding the total re-containment that would weaken the national economy even further.

No more padel…

Sport has not escaped these new very strict measures, and the practice of tennis and padel is even detailed in the measures (also proving the importance that padel has taken in Portugal !):

“We ask the mayors to  limit people's access to (…) sports equipment , even for individual sports like tennis or  paddle . "

The  training for high-level players  and the  professional tournaments  are nevertheless  authorized , behind closed doors, and in strict compliance with health protocols.

No need for a second round for the elections

 Marcelo Robelo de Souza  obtained  60,7 %  votes in the first round of the Portuguese presidential elections. The outgoing president will therefore have a second five-year term to come out of this pandemic, and revive Portugal.

We must also remember from this election the appearance of the far right movement “Enough”-That is enough- led by André Ventura, who obtains 11,9% of the vote. The exceptional non-existence of far-right parties in Spain and Portugal, due to their close dictatorial past, is now over with the respective insurgencies of Vox et Enough...

From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see him at various international competitions, but also at major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best padel photos!

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