Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide

63-year-old Antonio Jose Seguro of the centre-left Socialist Party has won Portugal’s presidential election with 66 percent of the vote, defeating far-right candidate Andre Ventura. Despite storms and floods affecting voting in some areas, turnout remained steady. Seguro’s victory marks a continuation of moderate left-leaning leadership, while Ventura’s increased support highlights the rise of the far right in the country. The new president will succeed outgoing conservative Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in early March.

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