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Socialists gain ground against left and right
by Nick Wright in Alentejo
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Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party gained ground in this week’s local elections at the expense of the communist-led alliance.
Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Socialists came top in 158 of the country’s 308 biggest municipalities, holding the capital Lisbon but failing to take Porto from an independent.
The Socialist Party vote exceeded 38 per cent, up from its 2015 general election share of 32 per cent.
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