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Centre-left candidate expected to see off far right as Portugal votes in presidential runoff

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António José Seguro tipped to beat populist André Ventura with support of mainstream politicians on left and right

The centre-left Socialist candidate, António José Seguro, is heavily favoured to defeat the far-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s runoff presidential election on Sunday, in a vote that will test the depth of support for Ventura’s brash style of politics.

Recent opinion polls suggest Seguro will collect twice as many votes as Ventura in the head-to-head between the two top candidates in last month’s first round of voting, when none of the 11 runners captured the more than 50% of the vote required for victory.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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