00:00Voters in Portugal cast ballots on Sunday in local elections with attention on the mayoral
00:08race in Lisbon after a deadly streetcar crash last month. The election is seen as a key test
00:14after the far-right Chega party became the second-largest force in the country's parliament
00:19in a snap national election just five months ago. The municipal elections could be decisive
00:26in expanding the presence of the far-right throughout the country, with the Chega party
00:31having its first real chance at electing mayors, especially in the Alentejo and Algarve regions.
00:37In the country's two biggest cities, Lisbon and Porto, a tight race is expected between the
00:44center-left and the center-right. In the capital, last month's deadly streetcar crash cast a shadow
00:51over current mayor Carlos Mueda's re-election plans. But many say their vote is influenced
00:57far more by other issues in the city such as housing policies, as Lisbon continues to feel
01:02strained from a surge in tourists and real estate prices.
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