slothrop@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCenter left wins Portugal presidential election first round, setting up showdown with far right – POLITICOwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down11
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minus-squareRIotingPacifist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoNot looking good Candidate Party Votes % António José Seguro PS, VP (center-left) 1,754,892 31.11 André Ventura CH(Far-right) 1,326,643 23.52 João Cotrim de Figueiredo IL(right) 902,562 16.00 Henrique Gouveia e Melo Independent supported by PPM (right) 695,088 12.32 Luís Marques Mendes PPD/PSD, CDS–PP (center-right) 637,391 11.30 Catarina Martins BE(left) 116,302 2.06 By my count the right have a majority (52%) without even needing the center-right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Portuguese_presidential_election?wprov=sfla1 The only silver-lining is that this was a fairly low turnout Primary, so the main results may be better.
minus-squaredoo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI’m hopeful. Ventura is very black and white, so I expect those that wanted and will want to vote him, already did, so in the second round he’ll get the same 25%. Fingers crossed.
Not looking good
By my count the right have a majority (52%) without even needing the center-right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Portuguese_presidential_election?wprov=sfla1
The only silver-lining is that this was a fairly low turnout Primary, so the main results may be better.
I’m hopeful. Ventura is very black and white, so I expect those that wanted and will want to vote him, already did, so in the second round he’ll get the same 25%. Fingers crossed.