Portugal's Chega wins, votes slump

Portugal’s far-right Chega won its first mayoralties in São Vicente, Entroncamento and Albufeira in local elections but fell well short of expectations as its vote share dropped to about 12%.

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Portugal’s far-right Chega falls well short of expectations in local elections

Party hoped to take 30 municipalities but secured three after share of vote halved from parliamentary elections Portugal’s far-right Chega party has won its first mayoral seats in local elections, final results showed, but fell well short of expectations as its vote share halved from parliamentary elections in May. The six-year-old nationalist party, whose name means “Enough”, took control of three city halls: São Vicente on the island of Madeira; the central town of Entroncamento; and Albufeira in the south. It won an 11. 86% share of the overall vote. Continue reading. . .

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Kathimerini

Portugal Local Elections: Far-right Suffer Defeats, but Gains Share

The Chega party failed to win in any of Portugal’s major cities in Sunday’s local elections, but significantly increased its share.

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Der Standard

Far-right enters Portugal's town halls for the first time after local elections

The Chega party has now installed mayors in São Vicente on Madeira and in Entroncamento in the center of the country.

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Público

Porto: em noite histórica, Chega quase triplicou o número de votos

Com Pedro Duarte eleito Presidente da Câmara Municipal do Porto, Miguel Corte-Real, candidato do Chega, quase triplicou os resultados obtidos em 2021.

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Público

PSD wins the local elections, PS gains new momentum, Chega trails CDS

PSD wins the local elections, with more mayors and populous urban centers such as Sintra, Gaia, Lisbon and Porto. The PS regains district capitals and does not repeat the poor results of the legislative elections.

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Público

"I wanted to be sure, and this is how it is: this is my 11th election": Isaltino Morais wins by a landslide in Oeiras

The mayor increased his vote share from 50.86% in 2021 to 61.94%. The PS finished second with 11.29% and Chega third with 8.48% of the votes.

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