US EditionSocialist, far-right candidate head for Portugal's presidential runoff
António José Seguro leads with 30.6% while far-right André Ventura advances with 24.2%, marking the first runoff in 40 years amid voter dissatisfaction and far-right rise.
- Runoff scheduled for Feb. 8 will pit António José Seguro, center-left Socialist candidate, against André Ventura, leader of the Chega party and far-right candidate, deciding who serves a five-year term at the president's riverside 'pink palace' in Lisbon.
- Chega's surge last May made it a major opposition force, while a record field of 11 candidates and no one winning over 50% forced a runoff.
- Among a record field of contenders, near-complete counts showed António José Seguro at 31.1 and André Ventura at 24.46, with nine other candidates running.
- While largely symbolic, the office of President of Portugal can dissolve parliament or call elections in crises, and this runoff marks the first far-right candidate reaching the second round in about four decades.
- Polls show Ventura's rejection rate exceeds 60, and the PSD has said it will not endorse either candidate in the February 8 runoff.
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Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro and far-right candidate Andre Ventura have qualified for the second round of the presidential election in Portugal, which will take place on February 8th.
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hna.deA runoff election is needed: In the Portuguese election, the socialist Seguro is currently leading. The right-wing populist Ventura has won 23 percent of the vote.
Presidential in Portugal: the Centre Left and the Far Right Will Face Each Other in the Second Round
Socialist Antonio José Seguro and populist André Ventura won 31% and 23.5% of the votes respectively in the election on 18 January.
The first round of Portugal's presidential election was won by Socialist Party candidate Antonio Jose Seguro, but he did not receive more than 50 percent of the vote, so he will face Andre Ventura, leader of the right-wing populist Chega party, in the second round.
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