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Early voting surpasses previous elections in Portugal's legislative race

Party leaders voted in the morning, with the majority emphasising the importance of voting and electoral participation. By 12 pm local time, around 25.56% of voters had cast their ballots.

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Only 3.3 per cent of foreigners in Portugal can vote. Will the deportation policy have an impact?

Immigrants have little participation in political life in Portugal. A study points out that this favours populist speeches and compromises integration.

Euronews

Romanian run-off the most crucial on Europe’s ‘Super Sunday’ of elections

A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland and Portugal

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Housing and the far right: Portugal votes again but the issues remain the same

Immigration rises up the agenda and housing remains key issue as polls point to a similar result to 2024 vote

The Guardian - UK

Runoffs, reruns and rightwingers: Europe’s electoral ‘super Sunday’ explained

Millions casting votes in crucial contests in Romania, Poland and Portugal

The Guardian - UK

Chega leader André Ventura discharged from hospital

The leader of Portugal's third largest party fell ill while speaking at a rally in Tavira in the Algarve. Hospital sources say he suffered an oesophageal spasm associated with a spike in blood pressure.

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More than 300,000 voters registered for early ballot in Portugal

Hundreds of thousands of voters can cast their ballots early this Sunday, ahead of the 18 May legislative elections. This marks the highest number of voters ever registered to exercise their right to vote in advance.

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Misinformation buffets Portugal ahead of snap elections

The country has set up a rapid response system to help monitor and report dubious claims and trends linked to the elections.

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Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack?

Several countries in Europe have been scrambling to restore electricity after a huge power cut caused blackouts

The Guardian - UK

Millions could still spend night in the dark as Spain and Portugal work to restore power

Spain's national cybersecurity office stated that it had gathered evidence suggesting the power outage could be the result of a cyberattack, but this claim has been denied by Portuguese and EU officials.

Euronews

Portugal set for snap general election as PM faces confidence vote

MPs debate a motion of confidence that looks likely to topple centre-right government

The Guardian - UK

US election 2024 live: Donald Trump says ‘we made history’ as he closes in on victory with win in Pennsylvania

Latest results and reaction after Trump wins crucial swing states, leaving him just three delegates short of 270 needed

The Guardian - US

Portugal seeks to become a low-tax haven for people aged under 35 – including foreign workers

The Portuguese government plans to slash taxes for young people to discourage locals from leaving and attract skilled foreign workers

The Independent UK

Portugal proposes decade of tax breaks for young people to stem brain drain

Measure government says will help up to 400,000 people included in budget after negotiations with opposition Socialists

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Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control

More than 100 wildfires are stretching thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal

Latin Times

12-year-old boy in bulletproof vest stabs multiple girls in dramatic school attack: 'No target, no objective'

A 12-year-old boy stabbed multiple students in a Portuguese school on Tuesday, injuring at least 5 other students.

The Independent UK

12-year-old boy stabs and injures six children at a school in Portugal

A 12-year-old boy at a school in Portugal has stabbed and injured six other children in an extremely rare episode of school violence in the country

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Rare feathers, trading insults and Joan of Arc’s arrest – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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‘The critics are ignorant’: the designer facing death threats for his Portugal government logo

Eduardo Aires’s innocuous-seeming branding has become a ‘projectile weapon’ for rightwing leaders – who have manufactured ‘patriotic’ outrage into real political power

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Portugal’s Carnation Revolution: a legacy to protect

Editorial: As the 50th anniversary of the transition to democracy is celebrated, the rise of the far right is casting a shadow over the present

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Thursday briefing: Could a generational smoking ban help the UK kick the habit forever?

In today’s newsletter: A new UK parliamentary bill is designed to end smoking in a generation – here’s how it would work

The Guardian - UK

Portugal’s new prime minister promises to bring stability after narrow win

Luís Montenegro must now try to form government but has vowed not to do any deal with far-right Chega party

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In Portugal, an election results in uncertainty and the rise of the far right

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.

The Hindu

Closed and insular: On Portugal’s parliamentary election results

The parliamentary election results in Portugal suggest that the country cannot remain an island when far-right populist parties are on the rise elsewhere in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s centre-right dilemma: work with the far right, or work to exclude it?

Portuguese election just the latest in Europe where populist right has gathered momentum

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