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Storm-battered Portugal heads to polls as rivals unite to keep out far right

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Socialist António José Seguro on course for victory but gains by André Ventura’s Chega could herald watershed

Portuguese voters will return to the polls on Sunday for the final round of a presidential election that has been marked by a push to keep the far-right candidate at bay and overshadowed by deadly storms that have lashed the country in recent days.

The moderate leftwing candidate António José Seguro won the first round of the election, which was held on 18 January, taking 31.1% of the vote.

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