Antonio Jose Seguro of the centre-left Socialist Party has secured a landslide victory and a five-year term as Portugal’s president in a run-off vote, beating his far-right, anti-establishment rival, Andre Ventura, according to partial results.
Seguro won 66.8% of the votes to Ventura’s 33.2% in the election, which went ahead despite weeks of disruption caused by deadly storms, The Guardian reported.
Portugal’s presidency is a largely ceremonial role, but it holds some key powers, including the ability to dissolve parliament under certain circumstances.
MNA
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