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António Costa’s against-the-odds election triumph

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By Paul Ames
| POLITICO Europe Verified
LISBON — The polls said he couldn’t do it. Pundits warned that even trying would spell disaster. A few days ago, even António Costa himself seemed to have given up any hope of winning an absolute majority in Sunday’s election. Yet he did it. Costa stunned Portugal by securing at least 117 seats in the 230-seat Assembleia da República for his Socialist Party.
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António Costa wins big in Portugal’s general election

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By Paul Ames, Meridith McGraw Verified, Hannah Roberts Verified, Camille Gijs Verified
| POLITICO Europe Verified
LISBON — Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa pulled off a stunning victory in Sunday’s general election, winning a third consecutive term with his Socialist Party securing an absolute majority in parliament. “This is a special night for me,” Costa told cheering supporters.
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Exit polls show Socialist victory in Portuguese general election

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By Paul Ames
| POLITICO Europe Verified
LISBON — The Socialist Party of Prime Minister António Costa is set for a surprisingly comfortable victory in Sunday’s Portuguese general election, according to exit polls, setting up Costa’s third consecutive term. The Socialists (PS) were predicted to win 37-42 percent of the vote in a poll broadcast by RTP1 television after ballots closed, ahead of the center-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) on 30-35 percent.
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