US EditionPresidential Election in Portugal Heads to Runoff
No candidate secured a majority in Portugal’s fragmented presidential race; far-right Ventura gained 24.2% and Socialist Seguro led with 30.6%, setting a Feb. 8 runoff.
- Antonio José Seguro leads the first round of Portugal's presidential election with 30.6 percent of the vote, followed by André Ventura with 24.2 percent, according to partial results.
- The second round of the presidential election is scheduled for February 8, where Seguro and Ventura will compete.
- This runoff marks the first time a far-right candidate, André Ventura, has reached this stage in Portugal's presidential election.
- Chega, led by Ventura, has become the biggest opposition party in parliament after a general election last May, surpassing the Socialists.
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In Portugal, on February 8, the second round of presidential elections will be held, in which the Socialist (PS) candidate Antionio José Seguro and the leader of the increasingly strong right-wing populists, Andre Ventura, will face each other.
Socialist António José Seguro has won the first round of the presidential election in Portugal and takes part in the final election in three weeks against right-wing extreme candidate André Ventura.
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Portugal’s socialist candidate won the first round of the presidential election and will face the national-conservative candidate in the second round, results showed on Sunday, January 18th. With votes from 99% of constituencies counted, Socialist António José Seguro was leading with 31.1% of the vote, while right-wing contender and leader of the Chega party André Ventura came in second with 23.4%. Ventura and Seguro will face off on February 8 …
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