Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Portugal on 18 or 25 January 2026, with a possible second round on 8 or 15 February 2026. The election will elect the successor to the incumbent President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (President since 2016, supported by PSD), who is constitutionally barred from running for a third consecutive term.
Several personalities declared their candidacy or said they are considering a candidacy, such as the former coordinator of the COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force Henrique Gouveia e Melo, former PSD leader Luís Marques Mendes and incumbent leader of CHEGA André Ventura, while the Socialist Party is divided on whether to support former PS leader António José Seguro or another candidate like former President of the Assembly of the Republic Augusto Santos Silva or 2016 presidential candidate António Sampaio da Nóvoa.
