Portugal, Democratic Alliance and parliamentary elections
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Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union
Nationalism remains the defining matter of European politics as these elections have presented referendums on the populist movements gaining traction in the Old World.
In Portugal, centre-right Democratic Alliance poised to win snap election; in Poland, centrist Rafał Trzaskowski warns of ‘razor-thin’ lead over radical-right rival in presidential election
Portugal’s president has convened political parties for consultations after a general election delivered another minority government.