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Portugals far-right party Chega (Enough) saw its support surge in Sundays parliamentary elections, while the two main contenders the centre-right Democratic Alliance and the centre-left Socialists were fighting for first place as votes continue to be counted. The five-year-old Chega party, led by former television sports pundit André Ventura, improved from just over 7% of the votes in 2022 to around 19% this time, after the ballots were counted in more than two-thirds of all Portuguese constituencies. Chegas strong performance defies Portugals reputation in Europe as a bulwark against