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Portugal's far-right underwhelms in local elections, wins three mayorships
Chega’s vote share dropped from nearly 23% to 12%, winning only 3 mayor positions out of 308 amid a shift back to established parties, official results show.
- On Sunday, Chega won three out of 308 mayorships in Portugal, far below its prediction of 30, marking an electoral setback.
- Its vote share dropped to 12% compared with nearly 23% months ago, and Chega won fewer mayoralties than independent candidates with 20 and the Communist Party with 12.
- The ruling centre-right Social Democratic Party captured 136 mayoralties including Lisbon and Porto, while the centre-left Socialist party won 128.
- Ventura acknowledged the party fell short and stressed the need for a broader local base, while Jose Tomaz Castello Branco said Chega must prove it is `a strong enough local party and not a one-man show`.
- Chega's rise since 2019 has reshaped Portugal's political landscape, and it could still gain local legitimacy by pushing Social Democratic Party to breach cooperation red lines.
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In the local elections in Portugal, the extreme right-wing Chega party cut off worse than predicted. Nevertheless, for the first time, it represents mayors, albeit in three smaller places.
Chega's Electoral Setback: Struggles of Portugal's Far-Right Party
Chega's Electoral Setback: Struggles of Portugal's Far-Right Party Portugal's far-right Chega party experienced a sobering anticlimax in the recent municipal elections, capturing a mere three mayorships across the nation, compared to the 30 they had ambitiously predicted. This result marks a steep fall from grace for the party, which had seen a meteoric rise earlier this year.In Sunday's election, Chega's vote share plummeted to 12%, a dramatic …
See here the complete episode of "Ante Pelo Contrario", with Daniel Oliveira and Francisco Mendes da Silva. In analysis, the results and effects of the Autonomous Elections.
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