The results of the latest political survey carried out by the Centre for Studies and Opinion Polls (CESOP), of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, are already available and cover the following topics: voting intentions in the legislative elections; evaluation of the President; evaluation of the Government; evaluation of Luís Montenegro; war in Ukraine; TAP; teachers; and the state of the country and living conditions of the Portuguese. 

The data collected paints a picture of a country that is disillusioned with the government's actions but does not yet see an alternative in the opposition.

The poll shows a 6 percentage point (p.p.) drop in the PS vote, which the PSD is unable to capitalise on; the greater dispersion of the vote between parties, with gains on the left and, above all, on the right of these two parties with the most central position in the Portuguese system.

The data collected shows that President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, although he no longer enjoys consensus approval, remains the current political actor with the greatest capital of trust and credibility among the Portuguese. As for Luís Montenegro, the PSD leader's rating is not much better than that of Rui Rio.

On the war in Ukraine, respondents sympathise with the Ukrainian people, foresee a long conflict, support the sending of military equipment and show a willingness to accept more refugees.

Technical information

This survey was conducted by CESOP-Universidade Católica Portuguesa for RTP, Antena 1 and Público between 9 and 17 February 2023. The target population consists of voters living in Portugal. Respondents were randomly selected from a randomly generated list of mobile phone numbers. All interviews were conducted by telephone (CATI). Respondents were informed of the purpose of the study and agreed to participate. A total of 1002 valid enquiries were received, and 46% of respondents were women. Geographical distribution: 29% from the North Region, 20% from the Centre, 37% from the A.M. of Lisbon, 7% from the Alentejo, 4% from the Algarve, 2% from Madeira and 2% from the Azores. All the results obtained were then weighted according to the distribution of the population by sex, age group and region, based on the electoral census and INE estimates. The response rate was 26%. The maximum margin of error associated with a sample of 1002 respondents is 3.1%, with a confidence level of 95%.

The Centre for Studies and Opinion Polls (CESOP) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa promotes the VI Annual CESOP-Local Seminar for Sustainable Development on July 12.

Dedicated to the theme "Sustainable Development in Action: Accelerating local impact with Research to Local Actors", this year's edition aims to highlight the importance of the cooperation of the societal fabric and research in sustaining integrated governance in favour of a rapid and unceasing pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals.

The seminar will bring together several reference entities and personalities linked to resonant initiatives at a national level with international echo, in the area of applied research at the service of the development of communities and cities.

At this event, the first implementation and adaptation of the Global Urban Monitoring Framework (UMF) in Portugal will be presented, in partnership with UN-Habitat and Mafra City Council within the framework of the recently created SDG Cities Portuguese Lab - Lusophone Initiative, promoted by CESOP and four Portuguese municipalities with the United Nations. The UMF is part of the UN Global Strategy to accelerate the necessary change and the SDGs at the local level, aiming to aggregate more than two thousand cities around the world. The UMF presents itself as a tool for monitoring local sustainable development based on guiding documents such as the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda, allowing the comparability of cities and the possibility of more in-depth policy analysis.

The seminar includes the participation of the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the Nations led by Ambassador Rui Macieira and a Round Table on "Turning knowledge into action", with the participation of the Vice Mayor of Porto, Filipe Araújo, and representatives of CESOP-Local SDG Observatory, INSURE. Hub and CEPCEP (Centre for the Study of Portuguese-Speaking Peoples and Cultures).

This will be an opportunity to highlight, along with the Municipal Sustainability Index, the famous CESOP-Local label, the "Sustainability & Local Leadership" Training Programme that Católica will launch in September - a Postgraduate Degree aimed at Mayors and Senior Management of Legislative Bodies.
 

Universidade Católica Portuguesa will carry out, as of November 15th, the "Survey of Adults Skills", as part of the "PIAAC - Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies", a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with the support of the Government of Portugal. 

For the application of this survey in Portugal, thousands of interviews will be carried out in the whole of the national territory with people aged between 16 and 65. The interviews, which last between 45 and 120 minutes, are conducted at the respondent's home, according to his/her availability.

Invitation letters for participation in the study are being sent to randomly chosen households. The selected residents will subsequently be visited by a member of the team of interviewers from the Center for Studies and Opinion Polls (CESOP) of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, duly accredited. Participation in this study is anonymous and voluntary.

The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, promoted by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) aims to assist governments in assessing, monitoring and analyzing the level and distribution of adults' skills. This work will make it possible to know the human capital of the countries participating in this initiative.