There were 64,817 invalid votes and 60,899 blank votes, representing increases of 62% and 23%, respectively, compared with the 2021 election, the year Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re‑elected.
Invalid votes outnumbered blank votes for the first time
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- Pedro Duarte, the mayor of Porto, will vote for Seguro1:57am, 19 Jan 2026 • Observador
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- Ventura is already seeking to unite the right to win Belém1:46am, 19 Jan 2026 • Observador
- Cotrim accepts a 'personal defeat' but blames Montenegro for the final face-off1:39am, 19 Jan 2026 • Expresso
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- Populist and far-right leaders congratulate Ventura on advancing to the run-off12:44am, 19 Jan 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Catarina Martins is the least-voted Bloco candidate12:43am, 19 Jan 2026 • Observador
- "I have returned to unite the Portuguese": Seguro asks for the support of "all democrats" against "the extremism of those who sow hatred"12:35am, 19 Jan 2026 • CNN Portugal
- The left's unity against divisions on the right12:33am, 19 Jan 2026 • Observador
- André Pestana will vote for Seguro in the second round and laments a "very strong tactical vote" for the left12:32am, 19 Jan 2026 • Correio da Manhã
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- António Filipe records worst result for a PCP candidate12:19am, 19 Jan 2026 • Observador
- 'This is what's going to happen to us': 40 years on, André Ventura believes he will win like Mário Soares12:19am, 19 Jan 2026 • CNN Portugal
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- AD seeks to rehabilitate Mendes to avoid hard times12:17am, 19 Jan 2026 • Observador
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- Marques Mendes absolves the PSD of responsibility and won't reveal support for the second round11:53pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Público
- André Ventura: "The right will only lose in the second round because of the selfishness of the PSD and IL"11:49pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Expresso
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- "Thank you." Ventura calls it his "greatest honour" to contest the second round11:47pm, 18 Jan 2026 • RTP Notícias
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- Mendes had the worst-ever result among candidates backed by the PSD11:45pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Dinheiro Vivo
- 'Seguro is worth more than the PS vote': analysis of the results of the first round of the presidential election11:40pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Ventura matches Marine Le Pen and posts one of the best results for populists in presidential elections11:37pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Expresso
- Presidential elections: António José Seguro reacts to the victory — watch live11:36pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- "8 February, Ventura in first": cheers of celebration ring out at the campaign headquarters of the Chega leader11:35pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Cotrim blames Montenegro's "strategic error" for Seguro's "likely" election to Belém11:33pm, 18 Jan 2026 • ECO
- Presidential election: How the electoral process works up to the second round11:31pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Dinheiro Vivo
- Cotrim in 2nd, António Filipe in 6th and Vieira in 8th in Lisbon, where they were born11:31pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Jorge Pinto falls short of 1% after record legislative result for Livre11:30pm, 18 Jan 2026 • Dinheiro Vivo
