Socialist seen beating far-right rival for Portuguese presidency with conservative help


Far-right leader Andre Ventura greets supporters before a debate with Moderate Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro ahead of the presidential runoff on February 8, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Moderate ‌Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro is set for a landslide win on Sunday in Portugal's presidential ‌runoff vote, opinion polls show, after prominent conservatives backed him to prevent a victory ‌for far-right leader Andre Ventura.

As Seguro and Ventura wrapped up their campaigns in storm-hit areas of Portugal on Friday, all surveys pointed to Seguro getting 50-60% of the vote, about double Ventura's share. Roughly two-thirds of those surveyed say they would never ‍vote for Ventura.

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