Tag: Portugal elections
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Hard-right populist wins a place in a two-way runoff against center-left Socialist candidate
Lisbon – The leader of a hard-right populist party placed second in Portugal’s presidential election yesterday (Sunday) in a stunning outcome and will face a center-left ... -
Lisbon voters reelect mayor in spite of horrific streetcar crash
Voters have returned Lisbon’s mayor to office in Portugal’s municipal elections, less than six weeks after a streetcar crash in the Portuguese capital killed 16 people, ... -
Portugal’s election brings another minority government and a far-right rise
Portugal’s president convened the country’s political parties for consultations yesterday, after a general election delivered another minority government as well as an unprecedented showing by populist ... -
Portugal’s new minority government aims to outmaneuver populist rivals
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro delivers a speech after being sworn in by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon Portugal’s new ... -
Election leaves the country uncertain of its future but heartens Europe’s radical right
Portugal’s inconclusive general election results mean weeks of political uncertainty ahead and give fresh energy to Europe’s shift toward the radical right. A surge in support ... -
Breaking News | Portugal’s Socialists win outright majority, eye major investments
Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party won a third straight general election Sunday, returning it to power as the country prepares to deploy billions of euros (dollars) of ... -
Breaking News | Exit poll suggests Socialists win re-election in Portugal
An exit poll in Portugal’s general election suggests the center-left Socialist Party has been reelected, beating its main rival, the center-right Social Democratic Party. The poll ... -
EXPLAINER: Can Portugal election clear political roadblock?
Portuguese voters go to the polls today (Sunday), two years earlier than scheduled, after a political crisis over a blocked spending bill brought down the minority ...
