- Title: Portuguese worry about government formation after close election results
- Date: 11th March 2024
- Summary: LISBON, PORTUGAL (MARCH 11, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF NEWSPAPER STAND JORNAL DE NOTICIAS FRONTPAGES SHOWING ELECTORAL RESULTS AS MAN TAKING NEWSPAPER MAN LOOKING AT NEWSPAPER HEADLINES MAN TAKING NEWSPAPER VARIOUS OF NEWSPAPERS SHOWING ELECTORAL RESULTS NEWSPAPER READING (Portuguese) “A country to the right” NEWSPAPER READING (Portuguese) “Divided country” MAN HOLDING NEWSPAPER
- Embargoed: 25th March 2024 09:30
- Keywords: CHEGA PS PSD Portugal Portuguese elections election results elections reax
- Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- City: LISBON, PORTUGAL
- Country: Portugal
- Topics: Europe,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA001705411032024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Portuguese were worried on Monday (March 11) after tight results in Sunday's general election that left it unclear who could lead the country.
Portugal's center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won the snap election, its leader Luis Montenegro said, though it was unclear if he could govern without the support from far-right Chega, with whom he again refused to negotiate.
Chega's parliamentary representation more than quadrupled to at least 48 lawmakers in the 230-seat legislature, giving the combined right a majority.
The result underscores a political tilt to the far right across Europe. Portugal, which only returned to democracy after the fall of a fascist dictatorship 50 years ago, had long been considered immune to the rise of right-wing populism across the continent, which is expected to result in gains for far-right parties in European elections in June.
Issues dominating the campaign in western Europe's poorest country include a crippling housing crisis, low wages, sagging healthcare and corruption, seen by many as endemic to the mainstream parties.
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