António José Seguro, former minister of the Socialist Party, and André Ventura, leader of the far-right, will face each other in the second round of the presidential elections in Portugal, according to surveys conducted after the first round. According to these polls, Seguro would be the candidate receiving the most votes in the first round, followed by Ventura. A survey conducted by the Catholic University for the public broadcaster of Portugal, RTP, indicates that Seguro could receive between 30% and 35% of the votes, compared to Ventura, who would receive between 20% and 24%. For his part, liberal MEP Joao Cotrim de Figueiredo would achieve between 17% and 21%. According to CNN Portugal, Seguro is expected to obtain between 30.8% and 35.2% of the votes, Ventura between 19.9% and 24.1%, and Cotrim de Figueiredo between 16.3% and 20.1%. According to SIC Notícias, the statistics indicate that the former socialist minister has support varying between 30.8% and 35.2%; the far-right leader has backing between 19.9% and 24.1%; and the liberal MEP stands between 16.3% and 20.1%. These presidential elections in Portugal have had the highest number of candidates, totalling eleven. According to the polls, reserve Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo, former conservative minister Luís Marques Mendes, backed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), and MEP Catarina Martins are positioned lower than the top five.
