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The outcome of Portugal's parliamentary election was too close to call with counting almost completed on Sunday after a late surge by the incumbent Socialist Party (PS) put it neck and neck with the center-right Democratic Alliance.
The far-right party Chega came third with over 18 percent of the vote, almost tripling its 2022 election result, likely giving the combined right a parliamentary majority, although the moderate Democratic Alliance (AD) has so far refused to negotiate with the populists.
By late Sunday, 99 percent of the ballots had been counted, while the tally from voting abroad still awaited.
Pending the final count, which will take several days to complete, the AD led by just 438 votes with 28.7 percent support.
A separate conservative outfit from the region of Madeira elected three lawmakers, which may help the AD's cause.
The Socialists' prospects of forming a government looked bleak, however, as the combined right will dominate the legislature.
Sunday's ballot was triggered by Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa's resignation amid a graft investigation four months ago.
Issues dominating the campaign in western Europe's poorest country include a crippling housing crisis, low wages, sagging healthcare and corruption, seen by many as endemic to the mainstream parties.
(Cover: A man votes during Portugal's parliamentary elections, at the Montalegre Municipal Council, March 10, 2024, in Montalegre, Barroso, Portugal. /CFP)