Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Shift With Far-Right

 


Portugal Joins Europe’s Shift With Far-Right Support Surging

  • AD alliance wins, but is short of a parliamentary majority
  • Far-right Chega quadrupled number of lawmakers in election
Portugal Election: Minority Government, Center-Right Win
WATCH: The center-right Portuguese party AD has won Sunday’s elections. Ben Sills reports.Source: Bloomberg

The rapid growth of right-wing political forces across Europe hit Portugal on Sunday as the Chega party surged in support and quadrupled its seats in parliament.

In an early election, the center-right AD alliance took the most seats and is expected to form a government. It beat Socialists, whose vote share collapsed.




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