Portugal’s centre-right wins election despite surging populists fighting for government
The Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin and is set to form a minority government. Results published late Wednesday gave the Democratic Alliance a final tally of 80 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly, Portugal’s parliament. The centre-left Socialist Party placed second with 78 seats and has said it won’t stand in the way of the Democratic Alliance forming a minority government in an upcoming parliamentary vote. The hard-right Chega party (Enough) collected 50 seats, up from 12 in a 2022 election. This is a staggering surge that upends traditional...