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Surprise landslide sees Portugal's Socialists re-elected with majority

Portugal's Prime Minister and Socialist Party (PS) Secretary General Antonio Costa celebrates with his wife Fernanda Tadeu after winning the general election. REUTERS - PEDRO NUNES

While France's divided left wing is doing badly in opinion polls just months before general elections, Portugal's Socialists convincingly won Sunday's vote, securing a parliamentary majority along the way.

The results pave the way for a stronger government under Prime Minister Antonio Costa as the country tries to boost its tourism-dependent economy, which has been badly hit by the Covid pandemic.

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