The far right broke the 20% of the vote for the first time and threatened to overcome the Socialist Party, to become an official opposition
The head of the Portuguese Center government government, the prime minister Luis MontenegruHe was the winner of the early parliamentary elections held yesterday Sunday, but – as a year ago -, without a majority that would guarantee political stability.
At the same time the far right, represented by the lineup Sega (“Enough”), which continues to increase its percentages in every election in recent years, has broken the 20% barrier of the vote for the first time and threatened to overcome the Socialist Party, to become an official opposition.
Based on the almost final results, the fellowship, the Democratic Alliance (AD), received 32.7% of the votes, the Socialists (PS) 23.4% and the Sega 22.6%.
Without counting the four main subsets of the Portuguese diaspora votes, as the results of them are expected to be announced in the coming days, the faction of the fellowship will occupy 89 seats from the 230 of the Portuguese National Delegation – much less than 116.
As for the number of seats, the Socialists and the Right brought until recently a tie (58).
Mr Montenegru, who praised that he “the people want this government”, and “this prime minister”, promised last night that his next government would prove to be “worthy of the increased confidence shown to her” voters.
He once again assured that he would not cooperate with the far right and discounted that a new minority government would form.
The 52 -year -old lawyer was forced to resign in March with the backdrop of suspicions of conflict of interest due to the family consulting company.
Although he won the bet on his political survival, his profits are inadequate, they do not significantly change the balance of power in the Portuguese parliament.
Analysts doubt whether the prime minister will be able to keep his promise not to cooperate with the far -right, who consider the “big winner of the night”, as opposed to the center -left suffered “defeat of historical dimensions”.
The leader of the Socialists, Pedrou Nunou Sandus, announced his resignation after the outcome, stating that he would call for “intra -party elections” in which he would not be nominated.
For the president of Sega Andre Ventura, on his part, he celebrated that “nothing is (will) as before”, claiming that “we wrote history”.
The government of Prime Minister Montenegros in one year of his term has made the policy of the Iberian country of immigration more rigorous, one of the most relaxed in Europe over the days of Antonio Costa’s socialist predecessor.
While the number of aliens living in Portugal It was quadrupled between 2017 and 2024, reaching almost 15% of the population (10 million), immigration is increasingly concerned with political dialogue.
Source :Skai
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