Portugal: first polls say that AD wins the general elections with around 32% of the votes (Euronews, 2025-05-19)
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/18/portugal-first-polls-say-that-ad-wins-the-general-elections-with-around-32-of-the-votes
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>> The ruling centre-right coalition Democratic Alliance (AD/PSD-CDS) remained the strongest political force in #Portugal, with 32% of votes won in the Sunday general election.
>> With 99% of the vote counted, far-right party Chega, which earned 22,56%, has managed to nearly become the second-strongest party in the country, nearing the Socialist Party (PS) which won 23,38% of the vote. Both parties will have the same number of seats in the new parliament, 58.
>> Without a majority of seats the Democratic Alliance, led by the Social Democratic Party, can try to recruit support from smaller parties, currently seen as unlikely, or take office as a minority government as it did during its last term…