The candidate of the Socialist Party for the Presidency of Portugal, António José Segurohas been the most voted in the first round of the elections held this Sunday, although without enough margin to win direct victory and will have to face the candidate of the extreme right party Chega, Andre Venturain the second round of the elections scheduled for February 8.
Specifically, and according to the RTP-Universidad Católica survey study, Seguro would have achieved between 30 and 35% support, while Ventura would stay in between 20 and 24%. Behind them are the Liberal Initiative candidate, João Cotrim de Figueiredo (17-21%), the military in the reserve and independent candidate Henrique Gouveia e Melo (11-14%) and the candidate of the ruling conservative Social Democratic Party Luís Marques Mendes (8-11%).
Much more is left for António Filipe (1-3%), Catarina Martins (1-3%), Manuel João Vieira (1-2%), Jorge Pinto (0-1%), André Pestana da Silva (0-1%) and Humberto Correia (0-1%). The ICS/SCTE/GFK/Pitagórica study predicts similar results, with Seguro leading the way (30.8-35.2%), behind André Ventura (19-24.1%) and João Cotrim de Figueiredo (16.3-20.1%).
