Portugal started voting Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could for the first time make it to a run-off, but with the final result hard to call. Polls predict Andre Ventura, leader of the far-right Chega ("Enough") party, could top the first round but would lose round two, regardless of which of the other candidates he faces there.

Moderate Socialist candidate Antonio Jose Seguro was leading the first round of Portugal's presidential election, according to two exit polls commissioned by local television. Far-right candidate Andre…

Opinion polls in Portugal show that far-right candidate Andre Ventura could win 24 percent, closely followed by Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro, FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris said. Portugal is holding what may be the first round of presidential elections on Sunday. In the five decades since ‍Portugal threw off its fascist dictatorship, a presidential election has only once before - in 1986 - required a runoff,

Portugal's presidential election features a record 11 candidates, with a populist party leader poised for a potential breakthrough.

António José Seguro will face far-right leader André Ventura in a runoff ballot Feb. 8.