BFF-05 Portuguese president re-elected with 61 percent of vote: partial results

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Portuguese president re-elected with 61 percent of vote: partial results

LISBON, Jan 25, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected on Sunday with 61.6 percent of the vote, according to partial results covering 98 percent of constituencies.

Socialist challenger Ana Gomes came in second with 12.24 percent of the vote, ahead of the far-right candidate Andre Ventura, who at this stage had 11.9 percent of the vote.

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