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Portugal election: Socialists win without outright majority | |
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Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa has won re-election, however he has no outright majority in parliament. | |
With over half of the votes counted so far, his Socialist party led with 36.7% and will have to form a minority government. | |
Mr Costa said he was delighted with the result and added that voters had shown they wanted stability. | |
The party's rival, the centre-right Social Democratic Party, has come in second place. | |
Mr Costa said Portuguese voters had shown they wanted his party to continue its pact with two far-left parties - the Left Bloc and the Communists. | |
He said he would govern with determination and responsibility. | |
He also mentioned negotiations with the People-Animals-Nature party (PAN) party, Reuters reported. | |
While the far left has been calling for more investment in public services, Mr. Costa is expected to renew his commitment to stick to euro-zone budget rules. | |
Nearly 11 million people are registered to vote in the race for control of Portugal's 230-seat parliament. | Nearly 11 million people are registered to vote in the race for control of Portugal's 230-seat parliament. |
The Socialists' popularity had been hit by a string of scandals, including accusations of nepotism and a suspected cover-up of weapons theft at a military base. | The Socialists' popularity had been hit by a string of scandals, including accusations of nepotism and a suspected cover-up of weapons theft at a military base. |
In 2015 the Social Democrats (PSD) won the most votes, but the Socialist Party came to power after reaching formal agreements with smaller left-wing parties. | |
Since then the country's economy has grown above the EU average. Cuts to public sector wages and pensions have been reversed. | Since then the country's economy has grown above the EU average. Cuts to public sector wages and pensions have been reversed. |
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