Centre-left candidate poised to comfortably win Portuguese presidency
António José Seguro is on course for a landslide victory over far-right rival André Ventura, with the majority of votes counted.
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Continue ReadingCentre-left candidate António José Seguro leads far-right rival in Portugal presidential race
Centre-left Socialist António José Seguro scored a landslide victory over hard-right populist André Ventura in Portugal’s presidential runoff on Sunday, exit polls showed, dealing a blow to the country’s rising populist right and handing the largely ceremonial presidency to a moderate figure promising stability after years of political turmoil.
Continue ReadingAntónio José Seguro wins presidential election in Portugal
Feb 8, 2026, 9:37 p.mFeb 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m António José Seguro at an election party in Lisbon.Image: keystone According to forecasts, António José Seguro from the social democratic Socialist Party (PS) clearly won the runoff election for the Portuguese presidency. According to a survey by the state television station RTP, which is considered to […]
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Aerial footage showed the extend of floods in Spain after a series of storms hit the Iberian Peninsula. Storm Marta hit Spain on Saturday, bringing more rain to the region, as it was still recovering from Storm Leonardo. In Córdoba, drone footage showed flooded olive trees as Spanish farmers warned of the millions of euros […]
Continue ReadingCenter left wins Portuguese presidency – POLITICO
While Seguro and the forces who united around him to keep the far right out of power will be pleased with the result, celebrations will likely be muted. At least 14 people have died in the fierce cyclones that have battered the Iberian nation over the past three weeks. Turnout was high on election day […]
Continue ReadingCentre-left António José Seguro beats far-right rival to Portuguese presidency: exit polls
Two exit polls have given centre-left candidate António José Seguro a convincing win over far-right rival André Ventura in Sunday’s Portuguese presidential election. Seguro, 63, had won between 67% and 73% of the vote to 43-year-old Ventura’s tally of between 27% and 33% according to projections from two national television stations based on exit polls. […]
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Feb 8, 2026, 9:15 p.mFeb 8, 2026, 9:16 p.m Ambassador Mona Juul says her contact with Jeffrey Epstein revealed a “serious lapse in judgment.”Image: keystone Norwegian Ambassador Mona Juul (66) has resigned from her position due to her involvement in the Epstein scandal. Juul was ambassador to Jordan and Iraq. Her contact with Jeffrey Epstein […]
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First-time Olympian Hunter Hess has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump just days after the freestyle skier spoke out against the administration’s political priorities. Trump bashed Hess, who said he has “mixed emotions” representing the U.S. at the Italian Olympic Games due to the current political climate, in a Truth Social post on Sunday. […]
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