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Portugal’s far-right party Chega (Enough) saw its support surge in Sunday’s elections, while there was no clear winner in the race between the two main contenders, the centre-right Democratic Alliance and the Socialists, leaving the country in a political muddle. 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 18% in this parliamentary election, after more than 99% of all ballots were counted. The party is set to increase its presence in the 230-seat national parliament from 12 to 46. Chega’s strong …

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