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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’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 holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability
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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 the majority needed to end a long period of instability as the far-right Chega gained a record share of the vote.
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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 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.
Portugal: Center right wins but far right snaps at heels
The Socialists took a drubbing in Portugal's snap elections. The governing center right emerged victorious, but it is Chega’s meteoric ascendancy that has really made waves.
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The Portuguese Election Marks a Shift to the Right
In the decades after Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, many considered the country immunized from the far right. This has been challenged by the rise of Chega, the anti-immigrant party that won almost a quarter of the vote in Sunday’s election.
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