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Surge for far-right party in Portugal – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

Portugal’s far-right Chega party eyes kingmaker role as country goes to polls

Election triggered by resignation of PM António Costa could see scandal-hit Socialist party ousted by rightwing coalition

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024

‘We have never been this close’: Portuguese far right aims for election breakthrough

André Ventura is hoping discontent with mainstream politics will hand his Chega party a kingmaker role

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

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Anger over corruption and Portugal's economy dominate Sunday's general election

Portugal holds a general election, following the resignation amid a corruption investigation of Socialist leader António Costa, after eight years in power. He hasn't been accused of any crime.

WEKU · Mar 7, 2024

Europe live: Portugal election campaign heats up as voters prepare to go to the polls on Sunday – as it happened

Portugal’s prime minister António Costa resigned last November amid investigation into handling of green investment projects

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024

The right has no fixes for Portugal’s problems, says Left Bloc leader

Mariana Mortágua warns victory in Sunday’s election could reverse social gains and mark return of ‘political bankruptcy’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024

Portugal election: who are the key players and what is at stake?

A surging far-right populist is predicted to collect nearly a fifth of the vote in Portugal’s snap election on 10 March

The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024

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Portugal’s far right on rise as election campaign begins

Multiple corruption scandals fuel support for populist Chega party led by André Ventura

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

Portugal's prime minister resigns over a corruption investigation

António Costa asserted his innocence but said he must resign amid an investigation implicating members of his government.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

Portuguese PM António Costa resigns amid corruption inquiry

Police search socialist prime minister’s official residence in investigation into alleged corruption

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

Portugal may have inadvertently sparked a fresh influx of digital nomads

Plans to end a flat 20% tax band for foreigners next year has expedited their plans to move to the country.

Fortune · Oct 14, 2023

Portugal becomes less friendly to digital nomads as it plans to scrap tax breaks

The country is scrapping the 20% flat tax rate foreign workers pay in the country, which has driven inequality in major cities.

Fortune · Oct 3, 2023

Portugal: 2 dead, several injured in Muslim center stabbing

Portuguese police have shot a man suspected of stabbing two women to death at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Pregnant woman’s death causes outrage over crisis-hit Portugal health service

Health minister quit this week after woman, 34, died while being moved from hospital due to lack of space

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Villages battle wildfires in Portugal; Europe swelters

More than 3,000 firefighters are battling alongside ordinary Portuguese citizens desperate to save their homes from several wildfires that continued to rage across the European country

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

European leaders back Macron as French campaign nears end

Just days before France's crucial presidential runoff vote, the center-left leaders of Germany, Spain and Portugal are urging French voters to choose centrist President Emmanuel Macron over far-right nationalist rival Marine Le Pen

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Portugal’s new Socialist government gets off to bumpy start

Portugal is getting a new foreign minister, finance minister and defense minister as the center-left Socialist Party prepares for its third straight term in government

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

Costa’s win in Portugal continues comeback by Europe’s centre-left

Analysis: Social democratic parties that have adapted to the political landscape are winning elections again

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

Portugal’s Socialists have won a big victory – but the resurgent far right is a threat

A sweeping election win by the centre-left party offers lessons for Keir Starmer and Labour, among others, says journalist Joana Ramiro

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

After election win, Portugal's PM tests positive for virus

Portugal’s Socialist Party leader António Costa says he has tested positive for COVID-19, two days after his landslide election victory and just as he starts forming his new government

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022

António Costa pledges to make Portugal ‘fairer’ after surprise poll victory

Ruling Socialist party wins absolute majority in snap election, as populist anti-Roma party also increases share

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022

High hopes for Portugal’s optimism-prone Socialist PM after big win

Analysis: Absolute majority frees António Costa from having to rely on allies as he leads economic recovery

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2022

Portugal’s ruling Socialist party on course to win snap general election

Exit polls suggest party led by prime minister António Costa could secure surprise outright majority

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2022

Splits in left are set to boost far-right TV pundit in Portugal’s snap election

Socialist party has lost ground to centre-right PSD following row over budget with its allies

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