Portugal’s president wins second term after Covid-hit election

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa casts his ballot at a polling station in Celorico de Basto (Luis Vieira/AP)

Portugal’s president has been returned to office for a second term in an election held amid a devastating Covid-19 surge that has made the country the worst in the world for cases and deaths.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa captured around 61.5% of the vote. He had been widely expected to win.