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The centre-right Aliança Democrática (AD) has won a narrow victory in snap parliamentary elections in Portugal, having secured 29.5 percent of the vote against the 28.7 percent garnered by the Socialists (PS) who have been in power for eight years. The right-wing populist Chega party more than doubled its share of the vote to 18 percent. Can a viable government be formed on the basis of this outcome?

Today is a day of sad remembrance in Spain: on 11 March 2004, 191 people were killed and more than 1,800 injured in the ten explosions of a coordinated attack by Islamists on commuter trains in Madrid. Commentators in the national press reflect on the polarisation caused by the attack itself and the reactions of politicians.

Across the world, International Women's Day is marked with demonstrations for more equality and fundamental debates about how the sexes should treat each other. Europe's press reflects on discrimination in the workplace, authorities turning a blind eye to violence, the future of feminism and real or false expectations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to be re-confirmed in office on 17 March. Various representatives of the opposition - including Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia - are calling on citizens to turn up en masse at polling stations at 12 noon - as they did for Navalny's funeral and to sign Boris Nadezhdin's bid to stand as a presidential candidate. The plan could work, commentators say.