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Portugal's governing centre-right coalition has won the country's general election. Mr Passos Coelho (left) has led the government since 2011
The leader of the opposition Socialists, Antonio Costa, admitted defeat and congratulated Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho. Portugal's governing centre-right coalition has won the country's general election, which was widely seen as a referendum on four years of austerity.
With almost all the votes counted from Sunday's poll, the coalition leads with about 39%, followed by the Socialists on just under 32%. Socialist leader Antonio Costa admitted defeat and congratulated Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
The election was seen as a referendum on four years of spending cuts. With almost all votes counted, the centre-right leads with about 39%, with the Socialists on just under 32%.
The governing coalition had vowed to continue the policies, in place since 2011 after it was forced to seek a eurozone bailout. But the coalition appears to have lost its absolute majority in parliament, and may need partners to govern.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Parties to the left of the Socialists seem to have achieved their best-ever result, says the BBC's Alison Roberts in Lisbon.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Four years of austerity have taken their toll, and the coalition lost almost one third of the votes that its two constituent parties gleaned in the last general election, our correspondent adds.
The coalition had vowed to continue the policies, in place since 2011 after it was forced to seek a eurozone bailout.