The failure of the third attempt to select Portugal’s country’s parliamentary president has revealed deep political rifts in the new parliament, elected on March 10. At the constituent meeting in Lisbon on Tuesday, all candidates missed the required absolute majority of 116 votes in the 230-seat Parliament by a wide margin in the third and, for the time being, final round of voting shortly before midnight (0000 GMT). The MPs will meet again on Wednesday to make another attempt. The parties will then also be allowed to nominate new candidates. The first day of the assembly made it clear that th…