Latest news and stories about election result in Portugal for expats and residents.
It is important not to lose sight of the main point - Ventura emerged victorious on Sunday and his aim is to become prime minister.
Manuel João Vieira received more than 1% of the vote in the presidential election and even finished ahead of Jorge Pinto, the candidate backed by Livre. Vieira spent election night at the Padaria do Povo in Campo de Ourique, among family and friends. He describes the result as a 'victorious defeat' and says he intends to run again.
In the aftermath of this Sunday's election night, the international press highlights António José Seguro's 'surprise victory' and his success 'against all predictions'; he will contest the second round in three weeks against André Ventura. However, foreign newspapers also emphasise how the first-round results reveal the 'rise' of the far right in Portugal...
The Vice‑President of the Assembly of the Republic says Cotrim de Figueiredo's result is far beyond that of IL (Iniciativa Liberal).
The candidate received 2.6% of the 129,671 votes recorded in the municipality.
In a PSD stronghold, tonight's victory would be unprecedented for the party.
“This result is a disaster not only within the right-wing sphere but in a wider context.” This is how Miguel Relvas, a commentator in Portugal, reacts to this Sunday's presidential election results.
The Prime Minister admits the PSD's defeat, rejects 'political games', and says he will only continue to 'carry out the task that the Portuguese entrusted to him: to govern'.
This Sunday's results confirm a particularly negative outcome for the PSD.
The candidate backed by Chega received 33.02% of the vote.
Penamacor, in the district of Castelo Branco, has an area of just over 563 square kilometres, covering 0.6% of the national territory. Even so, it is among the 50 largest municipalities in the country.
