Hard-right populist wins a place in a two-way runoff against center-left Socialist candidate

Presidential candidate Antonio Jose Seguro, of the center-left Socialist Party, won the first-round Lisbon - The leader of a hard-right populist party placed second in Portugal's presidential election yesterday (Sunday)

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, including

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 party

Portugal’s new minority government aims to outmaneuver populist rivals

Portugal’s new center-right minority government took office yesterday , days after its first test in parliament exposed both the pitfalls and

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 for a populist party in

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 European Union aid for

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 by Portugal's Catholic University for

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 Socialist government and triggered

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