January 24: Portuguese to elect next president – Portugal
Portuguese voters will cast their ballots, on January 24, for the country’s next president.
Incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, 72, is set to lead the vote, with polls showing he may get over the 50% needed to claim an outright win for a second five-year term.
If the presidential elections were now, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa would be reelected, in the first round, with 68% of the votes, according to the most recent polls.
Also running are candidates Ana Gomes (Partido Socialista/PS), André Ventura (Chega); Tiago Mayan Gonçalves (Initiativa Liberal/IL); Marisa Matias (Bloco Esquerda/BE); João Ferreira (Partido Comunista/PC ); and Vitor Silva (RIR).