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Portugal’s conservatives back left-wing candidate to avoid a far-right president

Summary by Politico Europe
Center-right leaders are taking pains to publicly reject the ultranationalist contender ahead of the country’s Feb. 8 vote.

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The Socialist believes that the differences between the candidate were never so clear and warns that voters should decide how to proceed. "There was no choice where it was so easy to decide."

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Lean Left

At the ballot, the Prime Minister did not take sides and a piece of his party supports the Socialists, in order not to win the extreme right.

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In Portugal, conservatives and social democrats want to bring a left-wing candidate to the presidential office – in order to prevent the right-wing Chega candidate. Only an important actor does not participate. This post Portugal's presidential election supports left-wing Chega has been published on Young Freedom.

The first round of the Portuguese presidential election has brought a highly charged runoff on February 8th: António José Seguro versus André Ventura. For the PCP, a clear choice is needed to counter the reactionary drift, without fueling illusions about the PS, and to relaunch the social struggle. Article published on lacittafutura.it On January 18th, Portugal entered a very delicate political phase. The first round of the presidential election…

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AFV broke the news in on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
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