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Portugal’s ruling center-right alliance wins election, but far-right makes record gains
Portugal’s ruling center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won a snap parliamentary election on Sunday but again fell short of ...
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 ...
Portugal's far-right Chega makes historic election gains. Some are comparing it to Trump's rise
Portugal has witnessed a steep rise in immigration. In 2018, less than 500,000 immigrants in Portugal had legal residency, according to government statistics. By early this year, there were more than ...
Portugal to investigate far-right leader over anti-Roma remarks
Portuguese prosecutors have opened a probe into remarks made by far-right leader Andre Ventura against the Roma community, ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Portuguese Center-Right Takes an Election. But Is the Hard Right the Victor?
Chega’s leader, André Ventura, declared Sunday that the era of two-sided politics in Portugal, fought between the center right and the center left, “is over.” He added: “We have done what ...
Portugal headed for another minority government after vote won by incumbent center-right party
Portugal is headed for yet another minority government after the incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general ...
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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 ...
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Portugal's far-right Chega makes historic election gains. Some are comparing it to Trump
The significant rise in support for the hard-right populist party Chega (which means "Enough") adds more uncertainty. "We've done what no other party has ever achieved in Portugal. We can safely ...
Portugal: Far-right rise a warning for political center
The recent elections in Portugal reveal a significant rise of the far-right Chega party, shaking the traditional political ...