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| A centre-right candidate has recorded an emphatic victory in Portugal’s presidential election, collecting more than half of the vote against nine rivals as voters picked a counterweight to Portugal’s centre-left Socialist government. | A centre-right candidate has recorded an emphatic victory in Portugal’s presidential election, collecting more than half of the vote against nine rivals as voters picked a counterweight to Portugal’s centre-left Socialist government. |
| With 98% of the votes counted, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a veteran politician and law professor, won 52.4% of the vote share on Sunday to capture the mostly ceremonial post. His nearest rival had less than half of that and his opponents conceded quickly. | With 98% of the votes counted, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a veteran politician and law professor, won 52.4% of the vote share on Sunday to capture the mostly ceremonial post. His nearest rival had less than half of that and his opponents conceded quickly. |
| Rebelo de Sousa will move into the head of state’s riverside pink palace in Lisbon on 9 March, replacing Anibal Cavaco Silva, who has served the maximum of two five-year terms. | Rebelo de Sousa will move into the head of state’s riverside pink palace in Lisbon on 9 March, replacing Anibal Cavaco Silva, who has served the maximum of two five-year terms. |
| Related: What's the mood in Portugal following the election? | |
| Portugal’s presidential election could go to a runoff, exit polls indicated, with a veteran centre-right politician getting double the votes of his nearest rival but perhaps narrowly failing to capture the mostly ceremonial post. A runoff between the two front-runners would be held on 14 February. | Portugal’s presidential election could go to a runoff, exit polls indicated, with a veteran centre-right politician getting double the votes of his nearest rival but perhaps narrowly failing to capture the mostly ceremonial post. A runoff between the two front-runners would be held on 14 February. |
| If needed, Rebelo de Sousa would likely take on Antonio Sampaio da Novoa, a former university dean close to the centre-left government who was expected to get from 22%- 25% of the vote, according to the public broadcaster. | If needed, Rebelo de Sousa would likely take on Antonio Sampaio da Novoa, a former university dean close to the centre-left government who was expected to get from 22%- 25% of the vote, according to the public broadcaster. |
| A poll by public broadcaster Radiotelevisao Portuguesa indicated that Rebelo de Sousa won from 49%- 54% of the vote, easily defeating nine rivals but possibly falling short of capturing the more than 50% needed to be elected immediately. | A poll by public broadcaster Radiotelevisao Portuguesa indicated that Rebelo de Sousa won from 49%- 54% of the vote, easily defeating nine rivals but possibly falling short of capturing the more than 50% needed to be elected immediately. |
| Polls on television channels TVIndependente and S.I.C. gave Rebelo de Sousa 51%-56% and 50%-55% of the vote respectively. | Polls on television channels TVIndependente and S.I.C. gave Rebelo de Sousa 51%-56% and 50%-55% of the vote respectively. |
| A Socialist minority government runs Portugal with backing of the Communist party and the radical Left Bloc. It is scrapping unpopular economic austerity measures introduced after the financial crisis. | A Socialist minority government runs Portugal with backing of the Communist party and the radical Left Bloc. It is scrapping unpopular economic austerity measures introduced after the financial crisis. |
| Related: José Mourinho enters politics by backing ‘charismatic’ candidate | |
| Rebelo de Sousa’s expected win suggested voters were looking for a counterweight to the centre-left government. Turnout was low on Sunday at 52% after a dull two-week campaign. | Rebelo de Sousa’s expected win suggested voters were looking for a counterweight to the centre-left government. Turnout was low on Sunday at 52% after a dull two-week campaign. |
| The government is trying to pull off a balancing act by ending austerity measures while sticking to the financial prudence adopted after Portugal’s €78bn (£59bn) bailout in 2011. | The government is trying to pull off a balancing act by ending austerity measures while sticking to the financial prudence adopted after Portugal’s €78bn (£59bn) bailout in 2011. |
| Rebelo de Sousa is a self-confessed moderate who says he will not rock the boat. “The president has to be a factor of stability, not instability,” he said during the campaign. | Rebelo de Sousa is a self-confessed moderate who says he will not rock the boat. “The president has to be a factor of stability, not instability,” he said during the campaign. |
| The 67-year-old law professor has had a long career in the public eye, working as a newspaper editor, media pundit, junior member of governments since the 1970s and a former member of the European parliament. | The 67-year-old law professor has had a long career in the public eye, working as a newspaper editor, media pundit, junior member of governments since the 1970s and a former member of the European parliament. |