Marques Mendes falters: "the candidate of the party in government won't place higher than fourth"
Live from the Expresso newsroom: projection results and analysis by Paula Santos, deputy editor of Expresso.
Projection: Seguro is the worst-ever winner in a presidential first round
There has only been one presidential second round in Portugal, in 1986. Seguro falls far short of the result achieved by Freitas do Amaral, who won that initial stage but not the overall election.
Silence and empty chairs at Marques Mendes's campaign headquarters
According to the projection by TVI and CNN Portugal, the candidate backed by the PSD has no chance of reaching the second round.
Projection: Manuel João Vieira could finish ahead of Catarina Martins, António Filipe and Jorge Pinto
See the results the candidates could achieve tonight.
Projection: abstention will be the lowest in 20 years
There has not been such a low figure since Aníbal Cavaco Silva's first election.
