Portugal Elects a President, With Leftist Beating a Surging Far Right
Despite a decisive victory for António José Seguro, a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising far-right tide.
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Landslide win for centre-left candidate António José Seguro in Portugal’s presidential runoff
Moderate socialist defeats far-right populist André Ventura, with exit polls putting him comfortably above two-thirds of voteModerate socialist António José Seguro secured a landslide victory and a five-year term as Portugal’s president in a runoff vot…
Storm-battered Portugal heads to polls as rivals unite to keep out far right
Socialist António José Seguro on course for victory but gains by André Ventura’s Chega could herald watershedPortuguese voters will return to the polls on Sunday for the final round of a presidential election that has been marked by a push to keep the …
Calls to postpone presidential election as Storm Leonardo lashes Portugal and Spain
Portugal’s far-right Chega party has said vote should be delayed as state of calamity declared in 69 areasEurope live – latest updatesHeavy rains and strong winds have continued to batter parts of Spain and Portugal, causing at least two deaths, forcin…
Weather tracker: Winter storms cause death and outages across eastern north America
Millions told to stay home in US and more than a million are left without power, while Australia faces record heatwaveCold weather across a vast swathe of the eastern US has been the likely cause of at least 49 deaths in the past week.At one point, abo…
Indo-Portuguese Aerospace Pact: Axiscades And Ogma Target Joint Manufacturing Ventures
Bangalore-based Axiscades Technologies has entered into a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Portugal’s Ogma, a prominent subsidiary of the Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer. This pact aims to explore collaborative opportunities in aerospace manufacturing, marking a strategic push by the Indian firm into international partnerships.Axiscades, known for its expertise in engineering
Portuguese police seize record 9 tonnes of cocaine from ‘narco-sub’
Four arrested during seizure which was part of largest shipment ever found on such a vessel bound for EuropePortuguese police have made a record seizure of almost nine tonnes of cocaine after intercepting a “narco-sub” off the Azores carrying what is t…
Weather tracker: Severe storms grip US as snow, ice and deep freeze spread
Warnings issued across 26 US states, while Portugal braces for heavy rain as Storm Joseph rolls inThe US is enduring another bout of severe winter weather, as a succession of powerful weather systems brings heavy snow, freezing rain and extreme cold te…
Portugal presidential election: Socialist party’s Seguro to face far-right leader in runoff
Moderate socialist Antonio Jose Seguro came out on top in the first round, followed by Andre Ventura of the far-right Chega partyModerate socialist Antonio Jose Seguro came out on top in the first round of Portugal’s presidential election on Sunday, fo…
Weather tracker: Cyclone Hayley brings intense wind and rain to Australia
Elsewhere, area of low pressure off Iberian peninsula brings heavy rainfall to southern Portugal and SpainAfter a recent heatwave affected large parts of Australia before Christmas, Cyclone Hayley made landfall along the north-west coast on Tuesday nig…