Between 1 to 8 October 2009, I had the pleasure to participate, together with Oana - Pes Activists Galati and Andreea - Pes Activists Buzau, to the campaign for local elections of the Socialist Party of Portugal - PS. Together with Pes Activists from Spain, Belgium, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary and Portugal of course, I took part in a series of events, which took in the spotlight candidates from different districts of Lisbon. Thus we could see the differences between a district in which PS is the power and the district candidate enjoys a great support, and the district in which PS is not in the first position, so the candidate is forced to deal more with his own strengths.
Election campaign of Lisbon is relatively similar to the style of campaign from Romania: the candidate, accompanied by media and his supporters (among which, we, the activists) made a tour of the district to talk to the people, election leaflets are offered and also various materials for Campaign. The thing that impressed me was that they know to turn the campaign in a show, to attract people, in order to avoid boring and annoying campaigns. Each day the campaign began with a fanfare, which makes all people, whether they were in the house, in shops or markets, to go outside. We also had the pleasure to take part to a double joy of the Portuguese people: firstly, the fact that the Lisbon Treaty referendum aiming to earn over 65% of Irish sympathy and secondly, The National Day of Portugal celebration, on this occasion assisting to a special parade in the central of Lisbon.
I can not notice the beautiful city of Lisbon, a very old town but full of history, that of the town Cascais, the little ''Monaco''of Portugal, but also that of the other cities from the surroundings.
After a busy week, after miles, either by car or on foot, nerves, stress, but also joy and fun, I can say that it was a beautiful experience. I learned something new about a different style of campaign and i socializated with various activists from different countries.
Election campaign of Lisbon is relatively similar to the style of campaign from Romania: the candidate, accompanied by media and his supporters (among which, we, the activists) made a tour of the district to talk to the people, election leaflets are offered and also various materials for Campaign. The thing that impressed me was that they know to turn the campaign in a show, to attract people, in order to avoid boring and annoying campaigns. Each day the campaign began with a fanfare, which makes all people, whether they were in the house, in shops or markets, to go outside. We also had the pleasure to take part to a double joy of the Portuguese people: firstly, the fact that the Lisbon Treaty referendum aiming to earn over 65% of Irish sympathy and secondly, The National Day of Portugal celebration, on this occasion assisting to a special parade in the central of Lisbon.
I can not notice the beautiful city of Lisbon, a very old town but full of history, that of the town Cascais, the little ''Monaco''of Portugal, but also that of the other cities from the surroundings.
After a busy week, after miles, either by car or on foot, nerves, stress, but also joy and fun, I can say that it was a beautiful experience. I learned something new about a different style of campaign and i socializated with various activists from different countries.
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