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. “The entire political system, across both right and left, united against me,” Ventura told reporters as he left a Catholic mass in central Lisbon. Portugal’s presidency is a largely ceremonial role but holds some important powers, including the ability to dissolve parliament under certain circumstances. View image in fullscreen António José Seguro surrounded by flag-waving supporters at a campaign event in Porto. Photograph: Rita Franca/ReutersSeguro has positioned himself as a moderate candidate who will cooperate with Portugal’s centre-right minority government, repudiating Ventura’s anti-establishment and anti-immigrant tirades.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2026 22:29 UTC