2026 Portuguese presidential election

2026 Portuguese presidential election

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Opinion polls
Registered	11,039,672 (1.77%)
Turnout	52.26% (first round) 13.00pp
Candidate António José Seguro André Ventura Party PS Supported by: Volt CH Popular vote 1,755,764 1,326,942 Percentage 31.12% 23.52%
First round results by district and municipality. Seguro   20-30%   30-40%   40-50%   70-80% Ventura   20-30%   30-40%   40-50% Mendes   20-30%   30-40%
President before election Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa PSD President-elect TBD TBD

Presidential elections are being held in Portugal in 2026, with a first round on 18 January and a second round scheduled for 8 February. ^{[1] [2]} The President of Portugal has a largely ceremonial role, with no executive power, but can veto new laws and dissolve Parliament. The incumbent president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, supported by the Social Democratic Party (PSD), had already served two terms, so was not eligible for re-election.

Fourteen potential candidates submitted formal applications, of which eleven were certified to appear on the ballot paper. ^{[3] [4]} They included the former coordinator of Portugal's COVID-19 vaccination task force Henrique Gouveia e Melo, ^[5] who ran as an independent, and former PSD leader Luís Marques Mendes. ^[6] The Socialist Party (PS) supported the campaign of their former party leader António José Seguro. ^{[7] [8] [9]} André Ventura, the leader of Chega (CH), also stood. ^[10] Other candidates supported by parties were the MEPs João Cotrim de Figueiredo for Liberal Initiative (IL) and Catarina Martins for Left Bloc (BE); the former MP António Filipe for the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP); and the MP Jorge Pinto for LIVRE (L).

In the first round, António José Seguro (PS) won the most votes with 31%, while André Ventura (CH) came second with 23.5%. ^[11] Because no candidate reached the required 50% threshold, Seguro and Ventura will face each other in a second round run-off on 8 February. ^[12] This will be only the second time that a direct Portuguese presidential election goes to a second round, after the 1986 election. ^[13]

Candidates eliminated in the first round included Cotrim de Figueiredo (IL) who came third with 16%, and Gouveia e Melo (independent) fourth with 12%. Marques Mendes (PSD) received 11%, the lowest in Portuguese history for a government supported presidential candidate, surpassing the previous negative record set by Mário Soares in 2006. ^[14] Catarina Martins (BE) received 2%, the lowest for a female candidate in a presidential election, ^[15] while António Filipe (PCP) received less than 2%, the Communists' worst result in a presidential election. ^[16]

Overall voter turnout (including overseas) in the first round was 52 percent, thirteen percentage points higher than the previous election. ^[17] In Portugal itself, turnout was 61.50 percent, an increase of 16.1 percentage points compared to 2021, ^[18] and the highest since 2006. ^[17]

Background

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected in January 2021, securing nearly 61 percent of the votes in the first round. He took the oath of office on March 9, 2021, and continued the period of cohabitation with Socialist Party Prime Minister António Costa, which lasted until April 2024. This cohabitation ended after the March 2024 elections, which saw Luís Montenegro, from the Social Democratic Party (the same party as the President), nominated as prime minister.

Within the Portuguese political system, the president serves as the head of state with primarily ceremonial duties, though the president holds some political influence and can dissolve Parliament during a crisis. The president resides at the Belém Palace in Lisbon. Since the Carnation Revolution, all Portuguese presidents have been re-elected for a second term and never tried a third, with one exception: Mário Soares (PS), who sought a non-consecutive third term in the 2006 presidential election but lost. Thus, every president since 1976 has served exactly two terms. During his decade-long presidency, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa suffered a considerable decline in his public approval according to polling.

Pre-campaign

Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo, who rose to prominence as the coordinator of Portugal's COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force, ^[19] quickly emerged as a leading candidate in early polling as far back as mid-2022. ^[20] Over the next two years, he repeatedly oscillated in his public statements regarding his intentions to run, fueling speculation. ^{[21] [22] [23]} By November 2024, having declined to be renominated as Chief of the Naval Staff, Gouveia e Melo started preparing his path for the presidency, signaling the support from local politicians ^[24] and stating that he didn't want the support of any party. ^[25] He ultimately announced his candidacy in May 2025. ^[5]

Luís Marques Mendes and his wife at his campaign launch, 11 February 2025.

On the traditional centre-right, the Social Democratic Party had several high-profile potential candidates for the presidency, including the former prime ministers Pedro Passos Coelho and Pedro Santana Lopes, ^[26] as well as former party leaders Luís Marques Mendes and Rui Rio, and former Minister Leonor Beleza. ^[27] Among these, Marques Mendes soon emerged as the leading candidate, announcing his candidacy in February 2025 ^[6] and receiving the support of the party in May 2025. ^[28] Meanwhile, the CDS–PP, the junior partner of PSD in the AD coalition, hoped that the former leader and former deputy prime minister, Paulo Portas, would run ^[29] but, after he declined to seek the presidency, ^[30] CDS declared support for Marques Mendes, despite internal divisions. ^[31]

On the centre-left, Pedro Nuno Santos announced in January 2024, after being elected as Secretary-general of the Socialist Party, that he wanted the party to support a presidential candidate in the 2026 election, ^[32] as the last time the PS had supported a candidate was Manuel Alegre in the 2011 presidential election. Multiple socialist figures soon emerged as potential contenders, but, as the political landscape changed, many of these started losing momentum. Former president of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva, was considered as a strong candidate ^[33] until he lost his seat as an MP in the March 2024 legislative election. ^[34] The governor of the Bank of Portugal, Mário Centeno, was also considered as a strong contender, ^[35] due to his popularity as Minister of Finance, until he declined to run in January 2025. ^[36]

António José Seguro after formalizing his candidacy at the Constitutional Court, 17 December 2025.

By then, two main candidates emerged to represent the traditional left, the former PS leader, António José Seguro, who had been out of politics since 2014, and the former director-general of the International Organization for Migration, António Vitorino, as a group of high-profile socialists rejected the possibility of Seguro being the party's candidate, ^{[37] [38]} even suggesting an internal referendum to decide the party's presidential candidate, ^[39] an idea that was ultimately rejected. Vitorino, who had by then failed to gain much support within the party's leadership as was expected, ^[40] ended up backing away from the race following the poor results of the PS in the May 2025 legislative election, ^[41] paving the way for Seguro as the clear favorite to receive the party's support in the presidential election. ^[42] Despite the attempt from Seguro's opponents to draft the runner-up of the 2016 presidential election, António Sampaio da Nóvoa, ^[43] and a final failed effort from Santos Silva to gain support to run, ^[44] António José Seguro ended up announcing his candidacy in June 2025, ^[45] receiving an almost unanimous support of the PS following the 2025 Portuguese local elections. ^[46]

On the left of the PS, the absence of Sampaio da Nóvoa from the race eliminated the prospects for a united left front, ^[47] prompting each party to run their own candidates, despite attempts from Seguro supporters for a single left-wing candidacy. ^{[48] [49] [50]} The Communist Party announced the candidacy of former vice president of the Assembly of the Republic, António Filipe, in June 2025, ^[51] with Filipe resolutely stating that he would not withraw from the race. ^[52] Catarina Martins, former leader of the Left Bloc, and incumbent MEP, entered the race in September 2025, ^[53] followed in October by Jorge Pinto, a LIVRE MP from Porto. ^[54] André Ventura, the leader of the radical right-wing populist Chega, and a candidate in the previous presidential election, announced his candidacy in January 2025. ^[55] Following the unprecedent strong results in the May 2025 legislative election, that made him the leader of the opposition, Ventura considered alternative candidates, ^[56] such as Passos Coelho, ^[57] the former CDS leader Manuel Monteiro, ^[58] Major general Isidro Morais Pereira, ^[59] and even considered the idea of supporting Gouveia e Melo. ^[60] Nonetheless, Ventura ended up confirming his own candidacy in September 2025. ^[10]

For the liberals, with Rui Rocha's re-election as leader of the Liberal Initiative, parliamentary leader Mariana Leitão was initially designated as the party's presidential candidate. ^[61] However, Rocha later resigned as party leader following the 2025 legislative election, and Leitão shifted her focus to run for the liberals leadership, withdrawing from the presidential race. ^[62] In August, former leader and incumbent liberal MEP, João Cotrim de Figueiredo, announced his candidacy, ^[63] becoming a major right-wing contender, precluding figures, like outgoing mayor of Porto Rui Moreira, from entering the race. ^[64] Both People Animals Nature and Together for the People decided not to present or back any candidate for the first round of the election, ^{[65] [66]} while PAN has said they would likely support a candidate in the second round. ^[67] Despite that, both Inês Sousa Real and Filipe Sousa, sole deputies from both parties, supported Seguro in the first round. ^[68]

Electoral system

Early voting proving stamp for the 2026 presidential election.

To stand for election, candidates must be of Portuguese origin and over 35 years old, gather 7,500 signatures of support one month before the election, and submit them to the Constitutional Court of Portugal. Then, the Constitutional Court has to certify if the candidacies submitted meet the requirements to appear on the ballot. ^[69] A candidate must receive a majority of votes (50% plus one vote) to be elected. If no candidate achieves a majority in the first round, a runoff election (i.e., second round, held between the two candidates who receive the most votes in the first round) has to be held. ^[69] The highest number of candidacies ever accepted was ten, in 2016. Since the Carnation Revolution, there has only ever been a single runoff election, in the 1986 Portuguese presidential election, when Diogo Freitas do Amaral (46.3% of votes in the first round and 48.8% in the second) lost to Mário Soares (25.4% in the first round and 51.2% in the second).

Early voting

Voters were also able to vote early, with voting starting on January 5 for hospitalized and incarcerated voters and on January 6 for Portuguese citizens living abroad, ending for both groups on January 8. ^[70] . For citizens living in Portugal early voting occurred on 11 January, one week before election day, with voters having to register between 4 and 8 January to be eligible to cast an early ballot. ^[71] By the 8 January deadline, 218,481 voters (around 2% of the total of voters) had requested to vote early, a number lower than that recorded in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[72]

Candidates

Official candidates

Candidates who formalized their candidacy and submitted enough signatures to the Constitutional Court that were accepted. The deadline to submit candidacies to the Court was 18 December 2025. ^[73] Candidates are ordered by how they will appear on the ballot paper. ^[3]

Candidate		Party support	Political office(s)	Details	Campaign announced	Candidacy Formalized	Ref.
André Pestana (49)		Socialist Alternative Movement	None	Teacher; national leader of the Union of All Education Professionals (S.T.O.P.). Former Left Bloc (BE) and Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS) member.	21 December 2024 Website	15 December 2025 8,000 signatures	[74] [75] [76] [77] [78]
Jorge Pinto (38)		LIVRE	Member of Parliament for Porto (since 2024)	LIVRE (L) member and founder; environmental engineer; writer.	22 October 2025 Website	17 December 2025 ~10,000 signatures	[54] [79] [80] [81]
Manuel João Vieira (63)		None	None	Independent; perennial candidate; satirical politician; singer, vocalist of Ena Pá 2000; failed candidate in the 2001, 2011 and 2016 presidential elections.	22 September 2025 Website	3 December 2025 12,502 signatures	[82] [83] [84]
Catarina Martins (52)		Left Bloc	Member of the European Parliament (since 2024) Coordinator of the Left Bloc (2012–2023) Member of Parliament for Porto (2009–2023)	Left Bloc (BE) member since 2010; actress.	10 September 2025 Website	10 December 2025 ~9,500 signatures	[53] [85] [86]
João Cotrim de Figueiredo (64)		Liberal Initiative	Member of the European Parliament (since 2024) President of the Liberal Initiative (2019–2023) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (2019–2024)	Liberal Initiative (IL) member; businessman; former President of the Tourism of Portugal (2013–2016).	13 August 2025 Website	3 November 2025 ~9,000 signatures	[63] [87] [88]
Humberto Correia (64)		None	None	Independent; painter and writer; candidate for Mayor of Faro in the 2017 local election.	7 May 2021 Website	4 December 2025 9,490 signatures	[89] [90]
António José Seguro (63)		Socialist Party   Volt Portugal	Secretary-General of the Socialist Party (2011–2014) Member of the Council of State (2011–2014) President of the Parliamentary Group of the Socialist Party (2004–2005) Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister (2001–2002) Other offices Member of the European Parliament (1999–2001) Secretary of State Assistant to the Prime Minister (1997–1999) Secretary of State for Youth Affairs (1995–1997) Member of Parliament for Braga (2005–2014) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (2002–2005) Member of Parliament for Guarda (1995–1999) Member of Parliament for Porto (1991–1995)	Socialist Party (PS) member; political commentator on CNN Portugal; university professor.	15 June 2025 Website	15 December 2025 10,000 signatures	[91] [45] [46] [92] [93]
Luís Marques Mendes (68)		Social Democratic Party   CDS – People's Party	Member of the Council of State (since 2011) President of the Social Democratic Party (2005–2007) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (2002–2004) Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister (1992–1995) Other offices President of the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democratic Party (1995–1996) Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (1987–1992) Member of Parliament for Aveiro (1999–2007) Member of Parliament for Braga (1995–1999) Deputy Mayor of Fafe (1976–1985)	Social Democratic Party (PSD) member from 1974 to 2025, suspending his party membership to run for president; political commentator on SIC.	6 February 2025 Website	17 December 2025 9,350 signatures	[6] [94] [28] [31] [95]
André Ventura (43)		CHEGA	Leader of the Opposition (since 2025) President of CHEGA (since 2019) Member of the Council of State (since 2024) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (since 2019)	Founder of CHEGA; candidate in the 2021 presidential election, finished third with 11.9% of the votes.	4 January 2025 Website	15 December 2025 14,200 signatures	[55] [56] [10] [96] [97]
António Filipe (62)		Portuguese Communist Party   Ecologist Party "The Greens"	Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic (2002–2009; 2011–2015; 2019–2022) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1987–2009; 2024–2025) Member of Parliament for Santarém (2009–2022)	Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) member; jurist; university professor.	29 June 2025 Website	4 December 2025 12,888 signatures	[51] [98] [99] [100]
Henrique Gouveia e Melo (65)		People's Monarchist Party	Chief of the Naval Staff (2021–2024) Coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Task Force (2021) Commander of the European Maritime Force (2017–2019)	Independent; Admiral; retired Navy officer.	29 May 2025 Website	10 December 2025 ~10,000 signatures	[5] [101] [102] [103]

Rejected

• Ricardo Sousa – former City Councillor in Paredes (2021–2025) (rejected for lack of enough valid signatures); ^{[104] [4]}
• Joana Amaral Dias – supported by the   National Democratic Alternative (ADN); former MP (2003) (rejected for lack of legal documents and enough valid signatures); ^{[104] [4]}
• José Cardoso – supported by the   Liberal Social Party (PLS); President of the PLS since 2025 (rejected for lack of enough valid signatures). ^{[104] [4]}

Unsuccessful candidates

• Alexandre Ramos; ^[105]
• Ângela Maryah – life coach; ^[106]
• Aristides Teixeira – perennial candidate; leader of the 1994 25 April bridge riots against increased tolls; failed candidate in the 1996 and 2011 presidential elections; ^[107]
• Bruno Gomes; ^[108]
• Bruno Monteiro; ^[109]
• Bruno Teixeira; ^[110]
• David Belo; ^[111]
• Eduardo Lourenço; ^[112]
• Emanuel Moleirinho; ^[113]
• Emílio Ramos; ^[114]
• Filipa Galante; ^[115]
• Jaime Silva – humorist; singer; better known professionally as "Jaimão"; ^{[116] [117]}
• Júlio Cabral; ^[118]
• Lino da Silva; ^[119]
• Luís Andrade; ^[120]
• Luís da Silva Lourenço; ^[121]
• Luís Maximiano; ^[122]
• Manuela Magno – supported by   Volt Portugal; physics professor at University of Évora; failed candidate in the 2006 presidential election. ^{[123] [124] [125] [126]}
• Manuel Santos; ^[127]
• Marco de Carvalho; ^[128]
• Miguel dos Santos; ^[129]
• Nelson Rodrigues; ^[130]
• Orlando Cruz – perennial candidate; retired taxi driver; former CDS–PP member; failed candidate in the 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 presidential elections; ^[131]
• Patrícia Esteves; ^[132]
• Paulo Rodrigues; ^[133]
• Pedro Aparício; ^[134]
• Raul Perestrello – businessman; jeweler; ^[135]
• Ricardo Loura; ^[136]
• Rita Rodrigues; ^[137]
• Sara Castanheira; ^[138]
• Vítor Pereira; ^[139]
• Vítor Ribeiro; ^[140]
• Vitor Rodrigues. ^[141]

Withdrew candidacy

Ballot paper for the 2026 Portuguese presidential election. It includes Ricardo Sousa, Joana Amaral Dias and José Cardoso, candidates rejected due to insufficient signatures.

• Mariana Leitão – incumbent President of the Liberal Initiative (since 2025); incumbent MP (since 2024) ^{[61] [62]} (endorsed Cotrim) ^[142]
• Tim Vieira – businessman; investor on the TV show Shark Tank on SIC; founder of Brave Generation Academy ^{[143] [144]}
• Pedro Tinoco de Faria  [ pt ] – retired Lieutenant colonel; businessman; writer; ^{[145] [146]} (endorsed Ventura, became his campaign chair) ^[147]
• Vitorino Silva – former President of React, Include, Recycle (2019–2022); former President of the Parish Council of Rans (1994–2002); candidate in the 2016 and 2021 presidential elections ^[148] (endorsed Seguro)

Declined

• Ana Gomes – former MEP (2014–2019); finished in second place in the previous presidential election ^{[149] [150] [151]} (endorsed António José Seguro) ^[152]
• António Costa – incumbent president of the European Council since 2024 ; former prime minister (2015–2024); former secretary-general of the Socialist Party (PS) (2014–2024); minister in the 13th, 14th and 17th governments; former MP (1991–2005; 2015–2024) ^{[153] [154] [155]}
• António Guterres – incumbent Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017; former prime minister (1995–2002); former secretary-general of the Socialist Party (PS) (1992–2002); former MP (1976–2002) ^{[156] [157] [158]}
• António Sampaio da Nóvoa – former member of the Council of State (2022–2024); former Permanent Delegate to UNESCO (2018–2021); former rector of the University of Lisbon (2006–2013); finished in second place in the 2016 presidential election ^{[159] [160] [161] [162] [163]}
• António Vitorino – former director-general of the International Organization for Migration (2018–2023); former European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs (1999–2004); former minister of the presidency and of defence (1995–1997); former judge of the Constitutional Court (1989–1994); former MP (1980–1989, 1995–1999, 2005–2009) ^{[164] [165] [166] [41]}
• Augusto Santos Silva – former president of the Assembly of the Republic (2022–2024); minister in the 14th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 22nd governments; former MP (1995–2024) ^{[33] [167] [168] [44]} (endorsed António José Seguro) ^[169]
• Carlos César – incumbent member of the Council of State since 2016; incumbent President of the Socialist Party since 2014; former president of the Regional Government of the Azores (1996–2012); former MP (1987–1991; 2015–2019) ^{[170] [171]} (endorsed António José Seguro) ^[172]
• Carlos Moedas – incumbent mayor of Lisbon since 2021; member of the Council of State since 2024; former European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation (2014–2019); former MP (2011–2014) ^{[173] [174]} (endorsed Luís Marques Mendes) ^[175]
• Cristina Ferreira – television presenter; businesswoman; celebrity ^[176]
• Elisa Ferreira – former European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (2019–2024); minister in the 13th and 14th governments; former MEP (2004–2016); former MP (2002–2004) ^{[177] [178] [179]}
• Fernando Medina – former minister of finance (2022–2024); former mayor of Lisbon (2015–2021) ^{[180] [181]} (endorsed António José Seguro) ^[182]
• Francisco Assis – MEP since 2024 (and previously in 2004–2009 and 2014–2019); former MP (1995–2004; 2009–2014; 2024); former mayor of Amarante (1989–1995) ^{[183] [184]} (endorsed António José Seguro) ^[185]
• Isidro Morais Pereira – Major general; retired Army officer; political commentator ^{[186] [187] [188]}
• João Ferreira – former MEP (2009–2021); presidential candidate in the previous election ^{[189] [190]} (endorsed António Filipe) ^[191]
• José Luís Carneiro – incumbent Secretary-general of the Socialist Party (since 2025); incumbent MP since 2024 (also in 2005); former minister of internal administration (2022–2024); former mayor of Baião (2005–2015) ^[192] (endorsed António José Seguro) ^[172]
• José Manuel Durão Barroso – former president of the European Commission (2004–2014); former prime minister (2002–2004); former president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (1998–2004); former minister of foreign affairs (1992–1995); former MP (1985–2004) ^{[193] [194] [195]} (endorsed Luís Marques Mendes)
• José Pedro Aguiar-Branco – incumbent president of the Assembly of the Republic since 2024; incumbent MP since 2024 (also in 2005–2019); minister in the 16th, 19th and 20th governments ^[196]
• Leonor Beleza – incumbent member of the Council of State since 2008; former minister of health (1985–1990); former MP (1983–1985; 1987–1995; 2002–2005) ^{[27] [197]} (endorsed Luís Marques Mendes) ^[198]
• Luís Filipe Menezes – incumbent mayor of Vila Nova de Gaia since 2025 (also 1997–2013); former president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (2007–2008) ^{[199] [200]} (endorsed Luís Marques Mendes)
• Mário Centeno – incumbent governor of the Bank of Portugal since 2020; former president of the Eurogroup (2018–2020); former minister of finance (2015–2020) ^{[201] [180] [202] [203]}
• Marisa Matias – former MP (2024–2025); former MEP (2009–2024); presidential candidate in the 2016 and 2021 presidential elections ^{[204] [205]} (endorsed Catarina Martins)
• Paulo Portas – former leader of CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) (1998–2005, 2007–2016); former deputy prime minister (2013–2015); minister in the 15th, 16th, 19th and 20th governments; former MP (1995–2016) ^{[206] [207] [208] [209] [210]}
• Paulo Raimundo – incumbent secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) since 2022; incumbent MP since 2024 ^[211] (endorsed António Filipe) ^[51]
• Pedro Passos Coelho – former prime minister (2011–2015); former president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (2010–2018); former MP (1991–1999; 2011–2018) ^{[212] [213] [214]}
• Pedro Santana Lopes – incumbent mayor of Figueira da Foz since 2021 (also in 1998–2002); former prime minister (2004–2005); former mayor of Lisbon (2002–2004; 2005); former president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (2004–2005); former secretary of state of the presidency (1985–1987) and of culture (1990–1994); former MP (1980–1995, 2001–2002, 2005–2009); former MEP (1985–1987) ^{[215] [216]}
• Rodrigo Saraiva – incumbent Vice President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2024; incumbent MP since 2022; former leader of the IL parliamentary caucus (2022–2024) ^{[217] [218]} (endorsed João Cotrim de Figueiredo)
• Rui Moreira – former Mayor of Porto (2013–2025) ^{[219] [220] [221]} (endorsed Luís Marques Mendes) ^[222]
• Rui Rio – former president of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (2018–2022); former mayor of Porto (2002–2013); former MP (1991–2002; 2019–2022) ^{[223] [224] [225]} (endorsed Henrique Gouveia e Melo) ^[226]
• Rui Rocha – former leader of the Liberal Initiative (IL) (2023–2025); incumbent MP since 2022 ^[227] (endorsed João Cotrim de Figueiredo)
• Rui Tavares – incumbent MP since 2022; former MEP (2009–2014) ^{[228] [229] [230]} (endorsed Jorge Pinto)
• Tiago Mayan – former president of the Parish of Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde (2021–2024); presidential candidate in the previous election ^[231]

Campaign

Issues

The first round campaign was marked by issues like the state of healthcare in Portugal; immigration; the proposed changes to labour laws; ^[232] the use of presidential powers, such as the use of the power to dissolve parliament; constitutional reform; foreign policy, being highlighted the war in Ukraine, the presence of Portugal in NATO, the involvement of Donald Trump in European affairs and the situation in Venezuela; ^{[233] [234] [235]} plus the importance of political stability to the country. ^[236] During the one-on-one debates, the issue of transparency also arose, with PSD supported candidate, Luís Marques Mendes, being strongly questioned about his business past and links to corporations and the government. ^[237]

On 23 December 2025, a court in Lisbon ordered Chega presidential candidate André Ventura to remove campaign posters targeting the Romani people within 24 hours, ruling that the materials are discriminatory and may incite hatred, or face daily fines of €2,500 (US$2,940) per poster. ^{[238] [239]} Also, the last few days of the first round campaign were dominated by an accusation of sexual harassment against João Cotrim de Figueiredo by a former female IL parliamentary aid, with the candidate denying the accusation and even filing a lawsuit against the woman who accused him, despite new revelations and contradictions being reported. ^[240]

Candidates' slogans

Candidate		Original slogan	English translation	Ref.
	André Pestana	« É hora de abrir a pestana »	"It's time to open your eyes"	[241]
	André Ventura	« Os Portugueses Primeiro »	"The Portuguese First"	[242]
	António Filipe	« Com o Povo, por Abril, por Portugal »	"With the People, for April, for Portugal"	[243]
	António José Seguro	« Futuro Seguro »	"Safe Future"	[243]
	Catarina Martins	« Contigo »	"With you"	[243]
	Henrique Gouveia e Melo	« O meu partido é Portugal »	"My party is Portugal"	[243]
	Humberto Correia	« Agir para construir Portugal »	"Acting to build Portugal"	[244]
	João Cotrim de Figueiredo	« Imagina Portugal » « Um Presidente com o perfil certo »	"Imagine Portugal" "A President with the right profile"	[243]
	Jorge Pinto	« Presidente Presente »	"Present President"	[245]
	Luís Marques Mendes	« O valor da experiência »	"The value of experience"	[243]
	Manuel João Vieira	« Só desisto se for eleito »	"I'll only give up if I'm elected"	[246]

Candidates' debates

First round

The three main TV channels in Portugal, RTP1, SIC and TVI, agreed to host 28 one-on-one debates between the 8 main candidates on the ballot for the first round. ^[247] However, this format was challenged, as the three main broadcasters were accused of forcing an exclusivity agreement so that the debates only take place on these three channels. ^[248] CMTV filed a complaint to the Electoral Commission  [ pt ] (CNE) against RTP, SIC and TVI, accusing the networks of an "anti-competitive matrix". ^[249] The channels denied such agreement, but the media regulator ruled in favour of CMTV and advised for the debate format to include the plaintiff. ^[250] Despite this advise, the 3 channels decided to not change the format. ^[251] Radio stations also hosted a debate with the 8 main candidates, ^[252] while RTP1 hosted a debate with all 11 candidates on the ballot. ^[253]

2026 Portuguese presidential election debates

Date	Time	Organisers	Moderator(s)	P Present [a]   S Surrogate [b]   NI Not invited  I Invited   A Absent invitee
				Gouveia e Melo	Marques Mendes	António José Seguro	André Ventura	Cotrim Figueiredo	Catarina Martins	António Filipe	Jorge Pinto	Manuel João Vieira	Humberto Correia	André Pestana	Viewers (Average audience)	Ref.
				Ind.	PSD	PS	CH	IL	BE	CDU	L	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.
17 Nov 2025	9PM	TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	NI	NI	P	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	1,052,872	[254] [255]
18 Nov 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	877,643	[256] [257]
20 Nov 2025		RTP1	Vítor Gonçalves	P	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	659,884	[258] [259]
23 Nov 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	947,219	[260] [261]
24 Nov 2025		RTP1	Vítor Gonçalves	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	483,287	[262] [263]
25 Nov 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	NI	P	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	1,242,261	[264] [265]
26 Nov 2025		TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	737,593	[266] [267]
28 Nov 2025		TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	1,006,094	[268] [269]
29 Nov 2025		RTP1	Vítor Gonçalves	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	479,279	[270] [269]
30 Nov 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	684,048	[271] [269]
1 Dec 2025		RTP1	Carlos Daniel	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	502,827	[272] [269]
2 Dec 2025		TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	798,149	[273] [274]
3 Dec 2025		RTP1	Carlos Daniel	NI	P	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	618,265	[275] [276]
4 Dec 2025		TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	877,863	[277] [278]
6 Dec 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	843,242	[279] [280]
7 Dec 2025		TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	NI	P	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	781,404	[281] [280]
8 Dec 2025		RTP1	Carlos Daniel	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	P	NI	NI	NI	489,918	[282] [280]
9 Dec 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	P	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	937,825	[283] [284]
10 Dec 2025		RTP1	Carlos Daniel	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	403,857	[285] [286]
11 Dec 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	876,486	[287] [286]
12 Dec 2025		RTP1	Carlos Daniel	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	601,245	[288] [289]
13 Dec 2025		RTP1	Vítor Gonçalves	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	616,336	[290] [289]
15 Dec 2025		RTP1	Carlos Daniel	P	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	952,009	[291] [292]
16 Dec 2025		RTP1	Vítor Gonçalves	NI	NI	P	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	737,159	[293] [294]
19 Dec 2025		SIC	Clara de Sousa	NI	NI	NI	P	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	916,011	[295] [296]
20 Dec 2025		TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	566,655	[297] [296]
21 Dec 2025		RTP1	Vítor Gonçalves	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	NI	P	NI	NI	NI	407,255	[298] [296]
22 Dec 2025		TVI	José Alberto Carvalho	P	P	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	800,224	[299] [300]
2 Jan 2026	9:30 AM	Antena 1 TSF Renascença Observador	Natália Carvalho Susana Madureira Martins Judith Menezes e Sousa Rui Pedro Nunes	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	NI	NI	NI	—N/a	[301]
5 Jan 2026	10AM	Antena 1	Natália Carvalho	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI	P	P	P	—N/a	[302]
6 Jan 2026	10PM	RTP1	Carlos Daniel	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	405,000	[253] [303]
Candidate viewed as "most convincing" in each debate or debates
Date	Time	Organisers	Polling firm
				Ind.	PSD	PS	CH	IL	BE	CDU	L	Ind.	Ind.	Ind.	Notes
Debates 17 Nov – 3 Dec 2025			Aximage	11	22	11	22	15	6	3	4	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	[c]
Debates 17 Nov 2025 – 5 Jan 2026			Aximage	9	16	14	29	15	4	2	4	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	[d]

Second round

The three main TV channels, RTP1, SIC and TVI, agreed to invite the two candidates in the second round for a debate, with both Seguro and Ventura accepting the invitation. The debate is set to be held on 27 January and broadcast simultaneously by the three major networks. ^[304] Radio stations also invited the two candidates for a one-on-one debate, but the Seguro campaign rejected this invitation and a debate will not be held. ^[305]

2026 Portuguese presidential election debates

Date	Time	Organisers	Moderator(s)	P Present [e]   I Invited
				António José Seguro	André Ventura	Viewers (Average audience)	Ref.
				PS	CH
27 Jan 2026	8:30PM	RTP1 SIC TVI	Carlos Daniel Clara de Sousa Sara Pinto	P	P	3,072,401	[306] [307]

Endorsements

Endorsements from first-round candidates

First-round candidate		First round	Endorsement
	João Cotrim de Figueiredo	16.00%	No endorsement [308]
	Henrique Gouveia e Melo	12.32%	TBA
	Luís Marques Mendes	11.30%		António José Seguro [309]
	Catarina Martins	2.06%		António José Seguro [310]
	António Filipe	1.64%		António José Seguro [311]
	Manuel João Vieira	1.08%	TBA
	Jorge Pinto	0.68%		António José Seguro [312]
	André Pestana	0.19%		António José Seguro [312]
	Humberto Correia	0.08%	No endorsement [313]

Party endorsements in the second round

Candidate		Parties		Ref.
	António José Seguro		PS	[46]
			Volt	[93]
			LIVRE	[314]
			PCP	[315]
			PEV	[316]
			BE	[317]
			PAN	[318]
	André Ventura		CH	[56]
			ADN	[319]
No endorsement			PSD [f]	[321]
			IL [f]	[322]
			CDS–PP [f]	[323]
			JPP [g]	[325]
			PCTP/MRPP	[326]
			PPM	TBD

Opinion polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2026 Portuguese presidential election

First round

This section is an excerpt from Opinion polling for the 2026 Portuguese presidential election § Graphical summary.[ edit ]

Graph of the polling for the 2026 Portuguese presidential election.

Polling aggregations

Polling aggregator	Last update	Marques Mendes	António José Seguro	André Ventura	António Filipe	Catarina Martins	Cotrim Figueiredo	Gouveia e Melo	Jorge Pinto	Lead
		PSD	PS	CH	CDU	BE	IL	Ind.	L
First round results	18 Jan 2026	11.3	31.1	23.5	1.6	2.1	16.0	12.3	0.7	7.6
Observador	16 Jan 2026	12.9	22.8	22.9	2.4	2.3	20.1	12.7	1.2	0.1
Renascença	16 Jan 2026	14.8	20.8	21.7	1.7	2.2	17.9	14.5	1.3	0.9
Público	13 Jan 2026	16.1	20.2	21.7	2.2	3.0	18.6	15.2	1.5	1.5

Second round

Polling aggregations

Polling aggregator	Last update	António José Seguro	André Ventura	Lead
		PS	CH
Observador	27 Jan 2026	70.2	29.8	40.4
Público	21 Jan 2026	67.4	32.6	34.8
Renascença	19 Jan 2026	68.5	31.5	37.0

Campaign budgets

Candidate (Party)		Election result	State subsidy		Political parties contributions	Fundraising	Total revenue		Expenses	Debt
			Calculated	Budgeted			Calculated	Budgeted
	António José Seguro (PS, Volt)	31.1%		€1,092,720	€0	€170,000		€1,487,720	€1,130,000
	André Ventura (CH)	23.5%		€400,000	€300,000	€150,000		€900,000	€900,000
	João Cotrim de Figueiredo (IL)	16.0%		€350,000	€0	€150,000		€500,000	€500,000
	Henrique Gouveia e Melo (PPM)	12.3%		€700,000	€0	€305,000		€1,025,000	€1,025,000
	Luís Marques Mendes (PSD, CDS–PP)	11.3%		€1,000,000	€0	€320,000		€1,320,000	€1,320,000
	Catarina Martins (BE)	2.1%	€0	€47,450	€0	€3,000		€50,450	€50,450
	António Filipe (PCP, PEV)	1.6%	€0	€300,000	€80,000	€15,000		€395,000	€395,000
	Manuel João Vieira (Ind.)	1.1%	€0	€0	€0	€860		€860	€860
	Jorge Pinto (L)	0.7%	€0	€87,000	€0	€10,000		€97,000	€97,000
	André Pestana (MAS)	0.2%	€0	€0	€0	€6,200		€7,200
	Humberto Correia (Ind.)	0.1%	€0
Source: Portuguese Constitutional Court (TC) [327]

Voter turnout

The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day including voters from Overseas.

First round

Turnout	Time
	12:00			16:00			19:00
	2021	2026	±	2021	2026	±	2021	2026	±
Total	17.07%	21.18%	4.11 pp	35.44%	45.51%	10.07 pp	39.26%	52.26%	13.00 pp
Sources [328] [329]

Voter turnout was higher in the first round compared to 2021, with 5.77 million voters casting a ballot, the second highest number of votes cast in a first round presidential election in Portuguese history, only surpassed by the 1980 turnout, and the third highest turnout in a national election in 30 years, only behind the 2024 and 2025 legislative elections. ^[330] In Portugal alone, the turnout rate stood at 61.50 percent, an increase of 16.05 percent compared with 2021, ^[331] while in Overseas constituencies, Europe and Outside of Europe, the turnout rate also increased to 4.09%, compared with the 1.88% from 2021. ^[332] The overall share of voter turnout, Portugal alone and Overseas combined, stood at 52.26%, a 13.00 percent increase compared with 2021. ^[17]

Results

António José Seguro was the clear winner of the first round, winning 18 districts, while Ventura won only Faro and Madeira. ^[333] Voters overseas, however, gave a clear victory to Ventura. ^[334] In terms of municipalities, Seguro won 225 out of the country's 308 municipalities, while Ventura was the winner in 80 of them, and Marques Mendes only won 3 municipalities. ^[335]

Seguro delivering his victory speech on 18 January 2026.

In his first round victory speech, Seguro said he's "free" and "lives without shackles", adding that "there are no losers, because we are all democrats". Ventura criticized "socialism" during his election night speech, saying he will "lead the non-socialist space in Portugal" and that "socialism kills, socialism corrupts." João Cotrim Figueiredo criticized Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, who announced his neutrality in the second round, saying that he's to blame for the country having a "President from the PS". Henrique Gouveia e Melo conceded defeat, saying the results "did not meet the objectives" he had set, and that there's the "need to depoliticize the Presidency of the Republic". Luís Marques Mendes also conceded defeat, assuming full responsibility for the outcome. Catarina Martins, António Filipe and Jorge Pinto endorsed Seguro in their election night speeches. ^[336]

National summary

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	António José Seguro	Socialist Party [h]	1,755,764	31.12
	André Ventura	Chega	1,326,942	23.52
	João Cotrim de Figueiredo	Liberal Initiative	903,201	16.01
	Henrique Gouveia e Melo	Independent [i]	695,244	12.32
	Luís Marques Mendes	Social Democratic Party [j]	637,535	11.30
	Catarina Martins	Left Bloc	116,413	2.06
	António Filipe	Portuguese Communist Party [k]	92,634	1.64
	Manuel João Vieira	Independent	60,934	1.08
	Jorge Pinto	LIVRE	38,586	0.68
	André Pestana	Independent [l]	10,896	0.19
	Humberto Correia	Independent	4,622	0.08
Total			5,642,771	100.00
Valid votes			5,642,771	97.81
Invalid votes			65,386	1.13
Blank votes			61,237	1.06
Total votes			5,769,394	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			11,039,672	52.26	11,039,672	–
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições [18]

Results by district

First round

0000District0000		Seguro		Ventura		Cotrim		Gouveia		Mendes		Martins		Filipe		Vieira		Pinto		Pestana		Correia		Turnout
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Aveiro	110,454	28.60%	88,367	22.88%	63,199	16.37%	50,320	13.03%	56,534	14.64%	7,596	1.97%	3,001	0.78%	3,366	0.87%	2,311	0.60%	738	0.19%	269	0.07%	61.56%
	Azores	28,714	30.79%	24,938	26.74%	12,038	12.91%	9,766	10.47%	12,879	13.81%	2,469	2.65%	589	0.63%	940	1.01%	614	0.66%	213	0.23%	88	0.09%	42.15%
	Beja	22,844	33.70%	19,538	28.82%	6,472	9.55%	7,871	11.61%	3,969	5.86%	1,429	2.11%	4,313	6.36%	771	1.14%	338	0.50%	172	0.25%	67	0.10%	58.60%
	Braga	157,297	30.76%	114,655	22.42%	84,458	16.51%	54,966	10.75%	78,741	15.40%	8,872	1.73%	4,407	0.86%	3,399	0.66%	3,142	0.61%	1,003	0.20%	483	0.09%	66.76%
	Bragança	19,291	30.79%	17,496	27.93%	6,159	9.83%	7,203	11.50%	10,513	16.78%	684	1.09%	377	0.60%	453	0.72%	255	0.41%	145	0.23%	72	0.11%	48.37%
	Castelo Branco	39,838	40.20%	23,331	23.54%	11,086	11.19%	11,763	11.87%	8,793	8.87%	1,566	1.58%	1,071	1.08%	912	0.92%	477	0.48%	169	0.17%	87	0.09%	62.39%
	Coimbra	77,884	35.47%	42,897	19.54%	32,712	14.90%	29,436	13.41%	24,659	11.23%	4,330	1.97%	3,072	1.40%	2,634	1.20%	1,299	0.59%	531	0.24%	127	0.06%	60.70%
	Évora	26,748	33.46%	19,847	24.83%	10,563	13.21%	10,403	13.01%	5,683	7.11%	1,550	1.94%	3,563	4.46%	1,038	1.30%	359	0.45%	122	0.15%	60	0.08%	61.51%
	Faro	57,217	26.93%	70,148	33.02%	27,652	13.01%	26,561	12.50%	17,691	8.33%	5,120	2.41%	2,901	1.37%	2,871	1.35%	1,378	0.65%	562	0.26%	368	0.17%	56.48%
	Guarda	27,387	35.91%	18,852	24.72%	7,988	10.47%	8,889	11.66%	10,479	13.74%	1,020	1.34%	484	0.63%	554	0.73%	356	0.47%	175	0.23%	75	0.10%	56.34%
	Leiria	72,835	29.17%	57,635	23.08%	43,085	17.25%	32,072	12.84%	31,626	12.66%	4,484	1.80%	2,745	1.10%	3,143	1.26%	1,494	0.60%	437	0.17%	169	0.07%	62.10%
	Lisbon	389,637	32.45%	240,907	20.06%	231,764	19.30%	155,815	12.98%	104,005	8.66%	25,742	2.14%	25,017	2.08%	16,946	1.41%	8,427	0.70%	1,726	0.14%	679	0.06%	64.12%
	Madeira	30,608	22.81%	44,822	33.40%	19,296	14.38%	10,882	8.11%	19,690	14.67%	5,119	3.81%	758	0.56%	1,167	0.87%	1,105	0.82%	546	0.41%	217	0.16%	54.40%
	Portalegre	16,660	31.09%	16,600	30.98%	6,095	11.37%	6,849	12.78%	4,183	7.81%	827	1.54%	1,494	2.79%	549	1.02%	201	0.38%	77	0.14%	52	0.10%	59.25%
	Porto	321,184	31.77%	211,015	20.87%	176,906	17.50%	122,778	12.14%	124,681	12.33%	21,898	2.17%	12,654	1.25%	7,977	0.79%	9,190	0.91%	1,944	0.19%	761	0.08%	64.96%
	Santarém	65,808	28.58%	64,554	28.04%	33,840	14.70%	30,658	13.32%	22,108	9.60%	4,206	1.83%	4,160	1.81%	2,970	1.29%	1,352	0.59%	429	0.19%	152	0.07%	62.25%
	Setúbal	147,961	32.24%	113,990	24.84%	64,258	14.00%	62,704	13.66%	28,937	6.31%	11,557	2.52%	17,895	3.90%	7,344	1.60%	3,156	0.69%	772	0.17%	372	0.08%	61.88%
	Viana do Castelo	37,281	28.73%	31,941	24.61%	18,113	13.96%	16,785	12.93%	19,969	15.39%	2,022	1.56%	1,401	1.08%	1,015	0.78%	842	0.65%	270	0.21%	140	0.11%	57.25%
	Vila Real	31,778	30.75%	26,826	25.96%	11,308	10.94%	12,182	11.79%	17,433	16.87%	1,345	1.30%	772	0.75%	764	0.74%	520	0.50%	256	0.25%	170	0.16%	51.27%
	Viseu	57,315	30.03%	49,174	25.77%	24,796	12.99%	23,586	12.36%	29,236	15.32%	2,632	1.38%	1,215	0.64%	1,453	0.76%	855	0.45%	387	0.20%	186	0.10%	58.45%
	Overseas	17,023	23.69%	29,409	40.93%	11,413	15.88%	3,755	5.23%	5,726	7.97%	1,945	2.71%	745	1.04%	668	0.93%	915	1.27%	222	0.31%	28	0.04%	4.09%
Source: [18]

Second round

0000District0000		Seguro		Ventura		Turnout
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Aveiro	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Azores	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Beja	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Braga	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Bragança	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Castelo Branco	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Coimbra	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Évora	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Faro	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Guarda	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Leiria	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Lisbon	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Madeira	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Portalegre	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Porto	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Santarém	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Setúbal	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Viana do Castelo	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Vila Real	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Viseu	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%
	Overseas	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0.00%

Maps

• 
  Most voted candidate in every municipality, excluding António José Seguro and André Ventura.

     João Cotrim de Figueiredo

     Henrique Gouveia e Melo

     Luís Marques Mendes

     António Filipe

• 
  Most voted candidate in the first round by Portuguese citizens abroad, by area of jurisdiction of consular posts.

     André Ventura

     António José Seguro

     João Cotrim de Figueiredo

     Luís Marques Mendes

     Henrique Gouveia e Melo

     Manuel João Vieira

    No votes

Demographics

First round

Demographic	Size	Seguro	Ventura	Cotrim	Gouveia	Mendes	Others
Total vote	100%	31.1%	23.5%	16.0%	12.3%	11.3%	5.8%
Sex
Men	—N/a	28%	25%	20%	10%	10%	7%
Women	—N/a	38%	19%	16%	11%	11%	5%
Age
18–34 years old	—N/a	30%	20%	33%	5%	6%	6%
35–64 years old	—N/a	31%	27%	18%	11%	8%	5%
65+ years old	—N/a	37%	18%	10%	15%	16%	4%
Education
No High-school	—N/a	32%	34%	5%	13%	13%	3%
High-school	—N/a	26%	29%	19%	10%	9%	7%
College graduate	—N/a	38%	11%	25%	10%	10%	6%
Vote decision
Less than a week ago	—N/a	38%	14%	19%	12%	11%	6%
A week or more ago	—N/a	31%	25%	19%	10%	11%	4%
2025 Legislative vote
AD	32%	17%	7%	31%	14%	29%	2%
PS	23%	71%	7%	5%	11%	3%	3%
CH	23%	3%	82%	8%	4%	2%	1%
Source: ICS/ISCTE/Pitagórica exit poll [337] [338]

Notes

1. Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
2. Denotes a main invitee not attending the event, sending a surrogate in their place.
3. Undecided: 7%.
4. Undecided: 8%.
5. Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
6. While the official party's or presidential candidate's position was not to endorse either presidential candidate in the second round, certain individuals within the party have publicly announced their support for Seguro and the intention to vote for him in the second round. ^[320]
7. While JPP has previously voted not to endorse any candidate in the first and second rounds, the party's only member of the Assembly of the Republic Filipe Sousa has endorsed Seguro. ^[324]
8. Also supported by Volt Portugal.
9. Supported by the People's Monarchist Party.
10. Also supported by CDS – People's Party.
11. Also supported by the Ecologist Party "The Greens".
12. Supported by the Socialist Alternative Movement.

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External links

• Official results site, Portuguese Justice Ministry
• Portuguese Electoral Commission
• ERC – Official publication of polls