Presidential runoff expected

Portugal’s presidential election could go to a runoff, exit polls indicated, with a veteran center-right politician getting double the votes of his nearest rival but perhaps narrowly failing to capture the mostly ceremonial post.

A poll by public broadcaster Radiotelevisao Portuguesa indicated that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won from 49% to 54% of the vote, easily defeating nine rivals but possibly falling short of capturing the majority needed to be elected immediately.