LISBON — Portugal’s governing Socialist Party was victorious in snap elections on Sunday, winning enough seats in Parliament to govern without a coalition.
The result brought relief to Prime Minister António Costa, Portugal’s leader of the last six years, who has been popular for managing the country’s response to the pandemic but also faced questions about his stewardship of the economy.
With 98 percent of the vote counted, Portugal’s Socialist Party had taken 42 percent of ballots. The center-right Social Democratic Party, or P.S.D., had roughly 28 percent of the votes.
The snap election was called in November after the budget dispute, which involved defections from Mr. Costa’s left-wing partners. » | Nicholas Casey | Sunday, January 30, 2022
António Costa verspricht den Portugiesen eine stabile Regierung: In Portugal haben die Sozialisten am Sonntag völlig überraschend die absolute Mehrheit bei der vorgezogenen Wahl errungen. Während die einstigen Bündnispartner Costas im linken Lager von den Wählern abgestraft wurden, wird die rechtspopulistische Chega zur drittstärksten Kraft im Parlament. »
