Portuguese socialist politician António José Seguro became president-elect of Portugal after defeating right-wing populist André Ventura in Sunday’s runoff.

Portuguese voters headed to the polls to choose a new president for the next five years between Seguro of the Socialist Party and Ventura, representing the anti-mass-migration Chega party. Official results from Portuguese electoral authorities indicate that Seguro obtained a sweeping 66.82 percent of the votes against Ventura’s 33.18 percent. Voter turnout was measured at 50.11 percent.

Seguro will succeed outgoing President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on March 9, becoming Portugal’s first…

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