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Polls open in second round of Portugal presidential vote

9 February 2026
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2026-02-09 10:20

Meanwhile in Portugal, voters began casting ballots in the second round of a presidential election on Sunday with 11 million eligible at home and abroad . Despite an improvement in the weather overnight from Saturday to Sunday, at least 14 of the most affected constituencies have postponed voting for nearly 32,000 people by one week. Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said the storms had caused a devastating crisisbut that the threats to voting could be overcome.

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