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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joseph Wilson and Helena Alves

Portugal's Chega party becomes the main opposition and joins Europe's far-right surge

Portugal’s anti-immigration Chega party notched another political gain for Europe's far right on Wednesday after it was assigned the second-most seats in parliament — meaning it will become the head of the parliamentary opposition to the new government.

That shatters the pattern of Portugal’s center-right and center-left mainstream parties alternating between heading a government or leading the opposition.

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