Power Outage Disrupts Voting in Leiria; António José Seguro Leads Presidential Race

February 15, 2026
Power Outage Disrupts Voting in Leiria; António José Seguro Leads Presidential Race
  • A power outage at the start of voting in Bidoeira de Cima, Leiria district, suspended polls until electricity is restored, with a potential closure if service isn’t restored within about three hours.

  • Two polling tables serve 2,132 registered voters, as confirmed by the Câmara Municipal and CN E spokesperson André Wemans.

  • Voting resumed at 11:35 local time and proceeded normally, according to both the Câmara Municipal and the National Elections Commission (CNE).

  • Rádio Renascença reported the outage and CN E spokesperson André Wemans confirmed the suspension and subsequent resumption to Lusa.

  • Provisional results show António José Seguro leading the presidency with about 66.83% of votes, ahead of André Ventura at 33.17%, per the Ministry of Internal Administration’s Secretariat-General totals.

  • In the first round on January 18, Seguro led with 31.11% to Ventura’s 23.5%; Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will leave office on March 9, with Seguro taking office before Parliament.

  • António José Seguro, supported by the PS, is the provisional presidential winner with 66.83% versus 33.17% for Ventura; Rebelo de Sousa’s presidency ends as Seguro takes office.

  • Rádio Renascença reported the outage, with CN E spokesperson André Wemans confirming the suspension and resumption details to Lusa.

  • Voting continued without reported issues in other parishes across Alcácer do Sal, Arruda dos Vinhos, Golegã, Santarém, Rio Maior, Cartaxo, and Salvaterra de Magos.

  • Overall, voting is underway in multiple locations, with weather-related delays affecting some schedules but continued operations elsewhere.

  • The broader pattern shows widespread delays in the second round due to bad weather, while many other areas vote as scheduled.

  • Bidoeira de Cima is among 20 parishes where second-round voting was postponed today because of bad weather, with about 36,000 voters registered for the delayed voting overall.

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