Portugal votes Socialist Seguro into presidency as far-right gains echo in runoff
TL;DR
Two exit polls put moderate Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro at 67-73% in Portugal’s presidential runoff, with far-right Andre Ventura at 27-33%. Ventura’s relative strong performance follows Chega’s 22.8% in last year’s general election, signaling growing far-right influence in Portugal and across Europe. The presidency is largely ceremonial but carries powers such as dissolving parliament or vetoing legislation in certain cases.
- Socialist defeats far-right candidate in Portugal's presidential runoff, exit polls show Reuters
- Landslide win for centre-left candidate António José Seguro in Portugal’s presidential runoff The Guardian
- Centre-left candidate poised to comfortably win Portuguese presidency BBC
- Portugal Votes for President, With Leftist Set to Beat Surging Far Right The New York Times
- Moderate candidate scores an emphatic win over a populist in Portugal’s presidential runoff AP News
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