More than 11 million Portuguese people are voting present in the presidential election, which can end in a second circular for the first time in 40 years. The polls do not indicate a clear favourite – 3 leading candidates share only a fewer percent points.
According to Friday's survey of the Pytagorica centre is conducted by Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro with a support of 25.1 percent. It is followed by the leader of the right-wing Chega Andre Ventura organization with 23 percent and Liberal Initiative politician Joao Cotrim Figueiredo with 22.3 percent. There are inactive an independent candidate, Admiral at remainder Henrique Gouveia e Melo (11.6 percent) and Luis Marques Mendes of the ruling centre-right coalition Democratic Alliance (11.5 percent).
Violent Campaign
The election run ran in an highly harsh atmosphere. Maria Monteiro, a 50-year-old resident of Lisbon, waiting for the beginning of an election place in Telheiras, said PAP: "At the end of this run we had accusations of corruption, abuse of public positions and even sexual abuse. I do not remember so many bad emotions accompanying political debate during the competition for the highest office in the state».
If no of the candidates get the absolute majority in the first round, Portugal will first elect the head of state in the second circular of the vote in 4 decades.
Election venues close at 19:00 local time, that is at 20:00 in Poland. An hr later, exit poll results will be published.
Note: This article was created utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
