Portugal: Second round of presidential elections to be held on February 8

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On Sunday, February 8, Portugal will hold the second round of its presidential elections, the first runoff in 40 years. More than 11 million citizens are called to the polls after no candidate surpassed the 50 percent threshold required to win in the first round. Former Socialist Party minister António José Seguro and far‑right Chega party leader André Ventura were the two most‑voted candidates among the 11 contenders, and will now face each other in the decisive vote.    #teleSUREnglish #Portugal #Elections #Seguro #Ventura #Democracy #Runoff #Presidential

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00:00On February 8th, the second round of Portuguese presidential elections will be held.

00:05Candidates include former Socialist Party Minister Antonio José Seguro and far-right

00:10leader André Ventura.

00:12More than 11 million Portuguese citizens are called to the polls for the run of elections

00:17on Sunday.

00:18According to Portuguese election laws to be elected in the first round, a candidate needs

00:23to obtain more than 50% of the votes.

00:26For the first time in 40 years, the country will need a run of elections to determine

00:32the winner.

00:33Former Minister Antonio José Seguro of the Socialist Party and André Ventura, the far-right

00:38founder of the Chega Party, were the two most voted candidates in the first round out of

00:44a total of 11 contenders.

00:47According to the results confirmed by the court, former Minister...

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