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Portugal Incumbent Centre-right Party Wins Election: Exit Poll
- Portugal's center-right Democratic Alliance, led by Luis Montenegro, won the parliamentary election on May 18, 2025, but did not achieve enough seats to hold an outright majority in Lisbon.
- The election was triggered early after Montenegro's minority government lost a confidence vote in March amid controversy over his family's consultancy firm.
- Support surged for the populist hard-right party Chega, led by Andre Ventura, which increased seats from 50 to at least 58, challenging the Socialists as the second largest party.
- Official results showed AD with over 34% of the vote and Chega around 23%, while Socialists, reportedly facing their worst result since 1987, won 58 seats amid a fragmented political climate.
- The election result implies ongoing political instability, with Montenegro open to deals yet facing uncertain prospects to form a stable minority government amid public frustration on immigration and housing.
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Portugal’s ruling center-right alliance wins election, but far-right makes record gains
Portugal’s ruling center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won a snap parliamentary election on Sunday but again fell short of the majority needed to end a long period of instability as the far-right Chega gained a record share of the vote.
The Socialist Party achieved a historically bad result, the far-right Chega could greatly increase
Surveys had predicted similar results to those of the recent elections a year ago. Then it became surprising: the right turn was more severe than expected.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's conservatives narrowly win the early parliamentary election in Portugal. However, the right-wing populist party "Chega" founded in 2019 ends up in second place. The media comment from "existent threat" to "revolution".
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