The Portuguese socialists win
without an absolute majority and the ultra-right burst into the Portuguese
parliament.
Prime Minister António Costa's
Socialist Party was on Sunday the most voted formation in Portugal's elections,
which were marked by a record abstention of 49%.
The Portuguese Socialists took 36%
of the vote and won at least 27 seats in Parliament, where they could have up
to 110 deputies during the next legislature. Meanwhile, the Portuguese right
suffered a historic defeat: the Social Democratic Party (PSD) lost a dozen
deputies with only 28% of the vote, and the conservative Social Democratic
Center (CDS) went from 18 deputies to only five seats.
At the same time that the classic
conservative party collapsed, the ultra-right ideology (Chega) managed to break
into the Assembly of the Republic. Chega had won a seat, ending Portugal's
status as the only southern European country with no ultra presence in its
Parliament.
José Luis Villarreal
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