The Latest Breaking News from Lisbon

A lightly regarded Portuguese political party finds itself in a position to play kingmaker in the wake of national elections that failed to propel either of the two establishment parties into power.

In Portugal, voters head to the ballot box on Sunday in a snap general election called after Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned in November when police launched a probe into alleged corruption. The far-right Chega party could emerge as a kingmaker from the election, since polls have seen it…

Waving colourful flags, hundreds of campaigners took to Lisbon's streets on Friday ahead of Portugal's weekend snap election, with polls giving the opposition centre-right an edge after eight years of Socialist rule.

Portugal holds a general election, following the resignation amid a corruption investigation of Socialist leader António Costa, after eight years in power. He hasn't been accused of any crime.