Factbox-Who are the candidates running in Portugal's snap election


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  • Thursday, 07 Mar 2024

FILE PHOTO: Socialist Party (PS) Secretary General Pedro Nuno Santos speaks during a campaign rally ahead of snap elections in Lisbon, Portugal March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

(Reuters) - Portugal will hold a snap general election on Sunday that is likely to produce a hung parliament and give more political clout to the far right.

Opinion surveys show that neither of the two main contenders - the Socialist Party, on around 28%, or the Democratic Alliance on over 30% - will get a working parliamentary majority.

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