Vitorino Francisco da Rocha e Silva (born on 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
Born
Vitorino Francisco da Rocha e Silva

(1971-04-19) 19 April 1971 (age 53)
Rans, Penafiel, Portugal
Political partyReact, Include, Recycle (R.I.R.)
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Party (formerly)
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 Silva 575 62.6 6 ±0
PSD José da Cunha 285 31.0 3 ±0
CDS–PP 47 5.1 0 ±0
CDU 6 0.7 0 ±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 6 0.7
Turnout 919 84.00 9 ±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 Silva 799 71.7 7 +1
PSD José Moreira 204 18.3 2 –1
CDS–PP 92 8.3 0 ±0
CDU 3 0.3 0 ±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 17 1.5
Turnout 1,115 84.66 9 ±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 Melo 16,068 34.3 4 –1
PS José de Magalhães Lobão 12,751 27.2 3 –1
Ind. Maria José Azevedo 10,754 22.9 2 new
Ind. Vitorino Silva 2,328 5.0 0 new
CDU José Caetano 2,173 4.6 0 ±0
BE Eliseu Lopes 1,279 2.7 0 ±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 1,539 3.3
Turnout 46,892 60.99 9 ±0
Source: Autárquicas 2009[11]

Presidential election, 2016

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Ballot: 24 January 2016
Candidate Votes %
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 2,413,956 52.0
Sampaio da Nóvoa 1,062,138 22.9
Marisa Matias 469,814 10.1
Maria de Belém 196,765 4.2
Edgar Silva 183,051 3.9
Vitorino Silva 152,374 3.3
Paulo de Morais 100,191 2.2
Henrique Neto 39,163 0.8
Jorge Sequeira 13,954 0.3
Cândido Ferreira 10,609 0.2
Blank/Invalid ballots 102,552
Turnout 4,744,567 48.66
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 Sousa 23,420 51.9 5 ±0
PS André Correia Ferreira 15,731 34.8 4 ±0
Ind. Vitorino Silva 2,808 6.2 0 new
Ind. Mário Magalhães Ferreira 830 1.8 0 new
CDU Bruno de Sousa 687 1.5 0 ±0
BE Eva Coelho 504 1.1 0 ±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 1,175 2.6
Turnout 45,155 72.56 9 ±0
Source: Autárquicas 2017[13]

Legislative election, 2019

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Ballot: 6 October 2019
Party Candidate Votes % Seats +/−
PS António Costa 1,903,687 36.3 108 +22
PSD Rui Rio 1,454,283 27.8 79 –10
BE Catarina Martins 498,549 9.5 19 ±0
CDU Jerónimo de Sousa 332,018 6.3 12 –5
CDS–PP Assunção Cristas 221,094 4.2 5 –13
PAN André Silva 173,931 3.3 4 +3
Chega André Ventura 67,502 1.3 1 new
IL Carlos Guimarães Pinto 67,443 1.3 1 new
Livre Collective leadership 56,940 1.1 1 +1
Alliance Pedro Santana Lopes 40,175 0.8 0 new
PCTP/MRPP None 36,006 0.7 0 ±0
RIR Vitorino Silva 35,169 0.7 0 new
Other parties 95,812 1.8 0 ±0
Blank/Invalid ballots 254,875 4.9
Turnout 5,237,484 48.60 230 ±0
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[14]

Presidential election, 2021

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Ballot: 24 January 2021
Candidate Votes %
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 2,531,692 60.7
Ana Gomes 540,823 13.0
André Ventura 497,746 11.9
João Ferreira 179,764 4.3
Marisa Matias 165,127 4.0
Tiago Mayan Gonçalves 134,991 3.2
Vitorino Silva 123,031 3.0
Blank/Invalid ballots 85,182
Turnout 4,258,356 39.26
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.