Portugal Shifts to the Right, Coalition Expected

Portugal's Social-Democrats are expected to put together a centre-right coalition after beating the socialists in the country's snap election. The PSD won 105 places in the 230-seat parliament. Along with the 24 MPs of the right-wing CDS the result would be a strong majority.

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