Portugal faces historic presidential vote with far-right figure in lead

france24.com

Portuguese voters head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election in which far-right Chega leader André Ventura could, for the first time, make it to a run-off. While polls put him ahead in the first round, experts predict he would lose in February regardless of his opponent, making this election a crucial test of both his popularity and the far right’s growing influence in Portugal.