Landslide win for centre-left candidate António José Seguro in Portugal’s presidential runoff

February 8, 2026

Moderate socialist defeats far-right populist André Ventura, with exit polls putting him comfortably above two-thirds of vote

Moderate socialist António José Seguro secured a landslide victory and a five-year term as Portugal’s president in a runoff vote on Sunday, beating his far-right, anti-establishment rival André 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 18 January, even though three municipal councils in southern and central Portugal had to postpone voting by a week due to floods.

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