Presidential election: How the electoral process works up to the second round
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Explains the Portuguese presidential election timetable and procedures: candidate registration, first-round voting, the condition that triggers a second round (run-off) if no candidate obtains an absolute majority, how the run-off is organised and scheduled, vote counting and certification, and the main legal deadlines involved.
The final week does not erase the whole campaign that took place
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Jorge Miguel Teixeira does not consider the final week of campaigning to be fatal for Cotrim. The supporter says it is too early to finalise results and that there is still a possibility the candidate will go to a second round.
Projections, polls, technical ties, run-offs: the guide to following election night
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Live from the Expresso newsroom, we give you everything you need to follow election night: to understand some of the terms that will be used over the next few hours, the projected results and what they mean, and what to bear in mind for a second round.
Ventura wants to unite the entire right to 'defeat socialism' in the second round
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About half an hour after projections indicated he would advance to the second round, André Ventura said that “if they are confirmed, it is a sign that the right has woken up and that we will have a new right in Portugal”, adding that now “another battle begins, the presidential run-off”. On leaving ...
Projections put António José Seguro into the run-off and Ventura is almost certain too
Poll projections indicate António José Seguro will reach the second round, with Ventura likewise almost guaranteed to advance.
Presidential election: André Ventura loses to everyone and Cotrim throws run-off calculations into disarray
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The liberal candidate, who is for the first time included in run-off scenarios, clearly beats Ventura and is neck and neck with the other opponents.
1pm — Marques Mendes says a vote for Cotrim is pointless
Marques Mendes also rejects Cotrim Figueiredo's accusation that the PSD is pressuring party members. Meanwhile, António Filipe says he will only discuss run-off scenarios after 18 January.
Ventura foresees a run-off with Seguro and asks Montenegro to clarify his position
André Ventura challenges Luís Montenegro to clarify who the PSD would support in a potential run-off between him and António José Seguro. Campaigning at the Portalegre Market, the presidential candidate points out that there are pieces of government legislation that have only been approved with Chega's support.
The battle over tactical voting
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Qualification for the second round will be decided in a photo-finish.
