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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Portugal’s ruling Socialist party on course to win snap general election

Antonio Costa
Election was triggered after long-running deal between Costa’s (pictured) minority Socialist government and its allies Communist party and Left Bloc broke downs Photograph: Pedro Nunes/Reuters

Portugal’s ruling Socialist party is on course to win the country’s snap general election and could even secure a surprise outright majority, according to three exit polls released on Sunday evening.

The Socialists, led by prime minister António Costa, are projected to win between 37% and 42.5% of the vote, taking between 100 and 118 seats in Portugal’s 230-seat parliament.

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