Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro recorded a thumping victory over hard-right populist André Ventura in Portugal's runoff presidential election Sunday, according to official results.

Socialist candidate António José Seguro is the favourite to defeat far-right populist André Ventura in the second round of Portugal's presidential election, in a vote overshadowed by a series of

The Socialist candidate's overwhelming victory in Portugal's presidential election highlights a broad anti-far-right coalition, though Andre Ventura's Chega party shows significant growth. Analysts suggest Chega,

Andre Ventura’s second-place finish in the first round of the Portugal presidential election was quite a shock.

António José Seguro won the second round of the presidential election in the Algarve with 56.89% of the vote, reversing the result from the first round and defeating André Ventura across the Faro district . Seguro secured 114,728 votes in Sunday’s election, while Ventura finished with 43.11%, or 86,933 votes.

Socialist António José Seguro on course for victory but gains by André Ventura’s Chega could herald watershed