Portugal's far-right Chega surges
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Though Portugal's minority government won the recent snap election, the far-right Chega party's meteoric rise has made real waves. Now the country's centrist parties are under pressure to work better together.
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.
In Portugal’s most recent general election, the center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) emerged as the leading party, securing the highest number of pa
Nationalism remains the defining matter of European politics as these elections have presented referendums on the populist movements gaining traction in the Old World.
Sunday's vote delivered another minority government for the center-right party. The significant rise in support for the hard-right populist party adds uncertainty.
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