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Portugal faces historic presidential vote with far-right figure in lead

Centre-left Socialist leads first round of Portugal's presidential vote, exit polls say

Moderate Socialist candidate Antonio Jose Seguro was leading the first round of Portugal's presidential election, according to two exit polls commissioned by local television. Far-right candidate Andr...

Portuguese voters head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election in which far-right Chega leader André Ventura could make it to a run-off ballot for the first time. While polls put him ahead in the first round, experts predict he would lose in February regardless of his opponent, making this election a crucial test of the far right’s growing influence in Portugal.

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