Polls: Socialist opposition wins portuguese election on sunday

Portugal’s opposition Socialist Party, led by Jose Socrates, will win a majority in parliament in elections Feb. 20, ousting Social Democratic Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes after seven months in power, three polls showed.

One poll, by Publico newspaper and the state-owned RTP television network of 5,051 voting-age Portuguese, showed the Socialists taking 46 percent of the vote and winning between 118 and 124 seats in the 230-seat assembly.

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