Overview
- Official results show António José Seguro leading with 31.11% and 1,754,904 votes, while André Ventura advanced with 23.52% and 1,326,648 votes.
- The second round is scheduled for February 8, marking the first presidential runoff in roughly four decades.
- Chega consolidated strength in the Algarve and finished first for the first time in border municipalities Valença do Minho and Monção, also topping emigrant tallies in France, Switzerland, Brazil and the United States.
- Center-right contenders underperformed as Liberal João Cotrim de Figueiredo placed third with about 16%, Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo outpolled PSD-backed Luís Marques Mendes, and Mendes’ 11.3% was described as a historic low for a governing party’s candidate.
- Left-wing hopefuls were marginal, with Catarina Martins at 2.06% (116,303 votes) and Communist candidate António Filipe at 92,589.