Portugal's centre-left leader concedes election defeat

Portugal's centre-left leader concedes election defeat
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The leader of Portugal's centre-left Socialist Party (PS), Pedro Nuno Santos, conceded defeat in Sunday's closely contested parliamentary election and congratulated the centre-right Democratic Alliance on its victory despite a very tight margin.

The PS, in power since late 2015, had trailed the Democratic Alliance in most opinion polls since Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned in November amid a corruption investigation.

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