US EditionPortugal chooses between a moderate and a populist in runoff presidential election
The runoff tests support for Ventura’s anti-immigrant stance against Seguro, favored to win with up to two-thirds of votes from about 11 million eligible voters.
- On Sunday, Portugal holds a presidential runoff between António José Seguro and André Ventura, with over 11 million eligible voters. Recent polls favor Seguro.
- After a first round in which no candidate won a majority three weeks ago, the runoff follows political instability in Portugal marked by three general elections in three years.
- The populist surge from Chega means André Ventura ran a combative, anti-immigrant campaign with billboards like `This isn't Bangladesh`, and polls suggest he could win around 34 percent in the runoff.
- The presidency carries significant constitutional powers, including the right to veto legislation and dissolve parliament, and the winner will succeed President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, with the office assumed after the election.
- Polls show recent opinion polls say Seguro is the favorite with twice Ventura's votes, but storms may lower turnout as polling stations close at 7pm on Sunday.
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The center-left Socialist candidate, António José Seguro, is heavily favored to defeat far-right populist André Ventura in the runoff of Portugal's presidential election on Sunday, in a vote that will test the depth of support for Ventura's hard-line style of politics. Recent opinion polls suggest Seguro would garner twice as many votes as Ventura in a head-to-head showdown between the two main candidates in last month's first round of voting, w…
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einnews.comPortugal: Socialist tipped for presidential election win
Portugal votes on Sunday in a second-round presidential election to pick a successor to conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for the largely ceremonial figurehead position. Polls opened at 8 a.m. local time/UTC/GMT on the mainland for about 11 million eligible voters to cast their ballots in a historic runoff — the first in 40 years and only the second since democracy was restored in 1974. Who are the two runoff candidates? The clear f…
Portugal chooses between centre-left Socialist and far-right firebrand in presidential runoff
Centre-left Socialist candidate Antonio Jose Seguro is expected to win the second round of Portugal's presidential election Sunday after far-right populist Andre Ventura failed to unite the country's right wing behind his candidacy following the first round of voting last month.
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Portugal chooses between a moderate and a populist in runoff presidential election
Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro is heavily favored to defeat hard-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s presidential runoff election.
In Portugal, the second round of the presidential election will be contested today between socialist Antonio Jose Seguro and far-right candidate Andre Ventura. Seguro won the first round with about 31 percent of the vote, while Ventura received 23.5 percent. Seguro is expected to win the second round. The pre-election campaign was marked by severe storms.
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