Portugal Elects António José Seguro, Defeats Chega’s André Ventura

António José Seguro won Portugal’s presidential election in a landslide, taking more than 65 percent of the vote to André Ventura’s roughly 34 percent, with more than 90 percent of districts reporting. Leaving his home in Caldas da Rainha, Mr. Seguro said, "The Portuguese people are the best people in the world," and praised their "enormous civic responsibility" and "attachment to the values ​​of democracy." Mr.

Ventura’s strong showing — near-final results put him above 33 percent and ahead of the governing conservatives’ last parliamentary result — highlighted the reach of his Chega party and the broader rise of hard-line nationalism in Europe. João Cancela of NOVA University said, "Portugal’s old reputation as an exception to the far-right surge in Europe is clearly over," and called the outcome "a structural shift rather than a temporary blip." Chega has grown on social media outrage and anti-immigrant, anti-Roma and anti-corruption sentiment, drawing support from young people and those squeezed by housing and the cost of living.

Portugal, Caldas da Rainha

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