09.02.2026 00:11
In the second round of the presidential election held in Portugal, the opposition Socialist Party's candidate Antonio Jose Seguro won with a vote percentage ranging from 68 to 73. The election was conducted with a turnout of over 52% in the country.
Antonio Jose Seguro from the opposition Socialist Party (PS) won the second round of the presidential election held today in Portugal, according to exit polls, with a vote share between 68-73 percent.
More than eleven million voters in Portugal went to the polls today to elect a president who will replace Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who cannot run again after serving two consecutive terms.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE ELECTED PRESIDENT
According to data based on exit poll results from the Catholic University by public broadcaster RTP, the socialist candidate Seguro received between 68-73 percent of the votes in the second round, competing against the far-right Chega Party leader Andre Ventura.
It was observed that Ventura remained in the range of 27-32 percent.
Seguro, 63, who served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2001 to 2002, will become Portugal's 8th president in its democratic history since 1974 if he officially comes out on top in the elections.
TURNOUT AT 52 PERCENT
In a period when heavy rains have caused the deaths of 4 people in the last week and an emergency situation continues across the country due to bad weather conditions, voter turnout in the elections exceeded 52 percent.
WHAT HAPPENED?
For the second time in the country's democratic history, a second round was held in the presidential elections. In the first round of the presidential election held on January 18, Seguro received 31 percent of the votes, while Ventura received 23 percent, qualifying for the second round.
The candidate of the ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), Luis Marques Mendes, finished 5th in the first round with only 11 percent of the votes and did not advance to the second round.