Portugal’s Chega party says vote should be delayed as state of calamity declared in 69 areas
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Heavy rains and strong winds continued to batter parts of Spain and Portugal on Friday, causing at least one death, forcing the evacuation of more than 7,000 people and prompting calls to postpone the second-round of Portugal’s presidential election.
Storm Leonardo, which has lashed the Iberian peninsula this week, has led the Portuguese government to extend the current state of calamity in 69 municipalities until the middle of February.
The storm has killed one man in Portugal, leaving a young girl missing in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía. It is the latest in a series of deadly storms to have hit Portugal and Spain in recent weeks, killing several people.
