Portugal to hold election amid virus spike

By Victoria Waldersee
Updated January 24 2021 - 5:39am, first published 5:36am
City workers in protective gear collect ballots for the Portuguese presidential election.
City workers in protective gear collect ballots for the Portuguese presidential election.

Portuguese voters, largely confined to their homes due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown, are set to pick a new president but many fear going to the polls could worsen a surge in coronavirus cases and low turnout is expected.

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