Lisbon. This Sunday, at 19:00 local time, the polling stations in mainland Portugal and Madeira were closed during the presidential elections to choose the successor of President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. An hour later, the polling stations in the Azores archipelago will close. The polling places began welcoming voters at 08:00 local time in mainland Portugal and Madeira, while in the Azores they opened an hour later. Once all the polling stations in the country have closed, the media will release the exit polls conducted today at the ballot boxes, and the vote counting will begin.
Elections in Portugal: Polling stations close in mainland Portugal and Madeira.
