For the first time in four decades, Portugal will go through a second round in a presidential election. The candidates are the socialist António José Seguro and the right-wing leader André Ventura.
Although Ventura came in second place in the general election (reaching around 23.5% of valid votes), among Brazilians with the right to vote and Portuguese people living in Brazil, he obtained a significant victory.
The nationalist right led in Brazilian consulates with 48.81% of the votes, according to a bulletin released by the National Elections Commission (CNE), cited by the newspaper Político. His opponent at the polls, socialist António Seguro, obtained 21.90% support in Brazil, less than half of Ventura’s percentage.
In total, 10 Portuguese consulates in Brazil participated in the vote, with 303,670 voters eligible to vote. Despite this, just over 5,000 turned out to vote, which is considered a low turnout.
The two leaders with different political profiles will compete for the presidency of Portugal in a second round scheduled for February 8. In this Sunday’s national result (18), Ventura came in second place, with 23.52%, behind Seguro, which led with 31.11%.
