In second place was the chairman of the right-wing populist Chega party, Andre Ventura, with 23.4 percent support.
The result of Sunday's vote means that for the first time in 40 years, the presidential election will be decided in the second round. It will bring together a 63-year-old political scientist from the Socialist Party and a 43-year-old lawyer who founded the Chega party in 2019, today the second force in the Portuguese parliament.
The support provided by politicians with center-right views who came after Seguro and Ventura may be decisive for the final result of the second round of elections scheduled for February 8.
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Although third in Sunday's vote, Joao Cotrim de Figueiredo from the Liberal Initiative (IL) party before the elections, he announced that he would appeal to his voters to support Ventura, but he soon withdrew from this declaration. On Sunday, he received support of 15.9 percent.
In fourth place in the elections was retired admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo, running as an independent candidate, supported by 12.3 percent. Portuguese eligible to vote.
Eleven candidates fought for the presidency
The result of Sunday's elections is a defeat for Portugal's ruling center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition. Its representative, Luis Marques Mendes, received 11.3 percent. votes.
Sunday's elections, in which 11 candidates ran, also brought defeat to radical left groups. The best result among its four representatives in the presidential race was achieved by Catarina Martins from the Left Bloc (BE) – 2%.
In the first round, the turnout was 53%. which is much higher compared to the 2021 presidential elections, when only 39.2% participated. entitled to vote.
