The predominant expression of opposition to a Popular Party-Vox government was an increase in voter turnout by four percent, at 70 percent the highest in 15 years, which mainly benefitted the Socialist Party (PSOE).
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In this wide-ranging interview, Jorge Costa of Portugal's Left Bloc covers developments in Portuguese politics under the Socialist Party government, the rise of the far right Chega!, relations with the Portuguese Communist Party, and challenges facing the party as it returns to growth with an influx of a generation of younger activists.