The first counts are considered unreliable, as the results come mainly from small municipalities, while large cities such as Lisbon and Porto are counted towards the end.
The ruling center -right Democratic Alliance (AD) is ahead of the first counts of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Portugal, garnering more than 38% of the votes with more than 10% of the ballots, according to official figures.
However, the first counts are considered unreliable, as the results come mainly from small municipalities, while large cities such as Lisbon and Porto are counted towards the end.
In March 2024, AD had won about 29%, forming a minority government that collapsed in a year. To ensure autonomy, a party must garner at least 42% of the votes.
The Socialist Party (PS) follows with a little over 23%, almost a tie with the far -right Chega, which garnered 22.7%. AD leader, Luis Montenegro, has categorically stated that he will not work with Chega.
The Liberal Initiative Party, which some analysts consider a potential partner in the event of cooperation, receives only 3.1% of the votes so far.
Source :Skai
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