Portugal elects Socialist as president by landslide, exit polls show

2026-02-08 - 20:58

Moderate Socialist ‍Antonio Jose Seguro secured a landslide victory and a five-year term as Portugal’s president in a run-off vote on Sunday, beating his far-right, anti-establishment rival Andre Ventura, exit polls and partial results showed. A succession of storms ⁠in recent days failed to deter voters, with turnout at about the same level as in the first round on January 18, even though three municipal councils in southern and central Portugal had to postpone voting by a week because of...