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Portugal's far-right Chega surges as ruling party misses majority
By Sergio Goncalves, Catarina Demony and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's far-right Chega won a record vote share in Sunday's snap election and was vying to become the main opposition party as the ruling centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) again fell short of a majority needed to end a long period of instability.

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Portugal general election: Ruling AD coalition wins while Chega closes in on second place
Portuguese voters stunned by elections results, with strong showing for populist Chega party
Portuguese Center-Right Takes an Election. But Is the Hard Right the Victor?
Portugal’s governing center-right coalition won a snap election on Sunday but failed to secure a majority amid a surge in votes for the hard-right Chega party.

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Portugal’s Prime Minister Wins Vote, Far-Right Party Surges
Portugal’s prime minister and the Socialist Party leader casts their votes in election
Portugal headed for another minority government after vote won by incumbent center-right party
Public frustration with Portugal’s main parties has brought an increasingly fragmented political landscape and defied efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration, ...

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Montenegro's conservatives win Portugal election as far right surges
Forecasts: Conservatives win Portugal's parliamentary poll - again
Portugal’s election brings another minority government and a far-right rise
Portugal’s president has convened political parties for consultations after a general election delivered another minority government.
Portugal's center right wins elections as the left collapses to the far right
The extremist Chega party obtained as many MPs as the Socialist Party, but is expected to surpass it once the overseas votes are counted. The conservative Luis Montenegro is expected to remain prime minister.
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Portugal’s PM holds on, but far right gains
Near complete official results yesterday showed Montenegro’s center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) had boosted its tally in the 230-seat parliament to 89 in Sunday’s poll, short of the 116 seats required for a ruling majority.
Portugal’s election result falls short of ending political instability. Here’s what to know
Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union country of 10.6 million people.
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Portugal's far-right wins record support as centre-right falls short of majority
LISBON - Portugal's far-right Chega won a record vote share in Sunday's snap election and was vying to become the main opposition party as the ruling centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) again fell short of a majority needed to end a long period of instability.
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Far-right further rises in Portugal while centrists win in presidential elections of Romania, Poland
In the Portuguese legislative elections, the third one in less than four years, far-right Chega party won over 22.6% vote and nearly took over the Sociality Party, one of the oldest political parties in the country, which formed numerous governments since the country’s transition to democracy in 1974.
Portugal holds its third general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability
Voters in Portugal are returning to the polls for a third general election in three years, as the country’s increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration,
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Portugal's far-right party gains as premier holds on
Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro prepared Monday to lead a new minority government after the upstart far-right Chega party tied for second place in snap elections, posing a major challenge
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Conservative Luís Montenegro wins elections in Portugal and Chega's extremists tie with the Socialist Party
The Socialist Party (PS) collapses and reaches its worst result in 38 years, with 23.39%, almost tied with the radical right of André Ventura, with 22.67%. Political earthquake in Portugal. The two-party system that has dominated the Portuguese scene since the Carnation Revolution collapsed yesterday like a house of cards.
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