Lisbon, May 18, 2025 (AFP) - Portugal holds snap election with centre-right leading polls

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2025-05-18

Voters in Portugal went to the polls on Sunday for the country's third general election in three years, with Prime Minister Luis Montenegro tipped to win, yet without a sufficient majority. Final opinion polls indicate his centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) is ahead of the Socialist Party (PS) and is likely to pick up more votes than in the last election in 2024. But it is forecast to once again fall short of the 116 seats needed in Portugal's......

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