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Portugal’s ruling Socialists have been ousted after eight years in power and the far-right party Chega (Enough) saw its support surge in Sunday’s nail-biter parliamentary elections. The centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) garnered 29.5% of the vote, narrowly defeating the centre-left Socialist Party (PS) at 28.7%, after more than 99% of the ballots were counted early Monday. The five-year-old Chega party, led by former television sports pundit André Ventura, improved from just over 7% of the vote in 2022 to around 18% in this election. The party is set to increase its presence in the 230-sea…

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