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Voters in Portugal cast ballots Sunday in local elections, with attention on the mayoral race in Lisbon after a deadly streetcar crash last month.

The election is seen as a key test after the far-right Chega party became the second-largest force in the country's parliament in a snap national election just five months ago.

The municipal elections could be decisive in expanding the presence of the far right throughout the country, with the Chega party having its first real chance at electing mayors, especially in the Alentejo and Algarve regions.

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