Portugal's ruling party wins election

By Sergio Goncalves and Catarina Demony
Updated October 7 2019 - 11:43am, first published 11:40am
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is set to retain power according to election exit polls.
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa is set to retain power according to election exit polls.

Portugal's ruling Socialists (PS) have won the parliamentary election but fell short of an outright majority, meaning Prime Minister Antonio Costa will need to negotiate a new deal with one or both of his far-left allies in the previous legislature.

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