Feb 8 • 09:27 UTC 🇱🇹 Lithuania Lrytas

The second round of presidential elections is taking place in Portugal

The second round of Portugal's presidential elections is underway, with predictions of a likely victory for Socialist candidate Antonio Jose Seguro over far-right leader Andre Ventura despite Ventura's call for a postponement due to severe storms.

The second round of presidential elections is currently occurring in Portugal, attracting attention as Socialist candidate Antonio Jose Seguro is favored to win against far-right leader Andre Ventura. With around 11 million voters both in Portugal and abroad, the electoral process commenced at 8 AM local time. Preliminary results are expected to become available by 8 PM the same day. Meanwhile, Ventura has been advocating for the postponement of elections due to the intense storms that have recently struck the region, though this suggestion was ultimately rejected.

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