Landslide win beckons for centre-left candidate in Portugal’s presidential runoff

Exit polls give António José Seguro 67%-73% of vote over far-right populist André Ventura

The moderate socialist António José Seguro appeared to be headed for a landslide victory in Portugal’s presidential runoff on Sunday, with two exit polls putting him in the 67%-73% range, well ahead of his far-right, anti-establishment rival, André Ventura.

The exit polls conducted for the television channels RTP, SIC and TVI/CNN placed Ventura at 27%-33%, still a better result than the 22.8% his anti-immigration Chega party achieved in last year’s general election.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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