Portugal's Democratic Alliance Wins Election, Falls Short of Majority

Democratic Alliance Wins Portuguese Elections Without Majority

Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD), led by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, secured victory in the May 18 parliamentary election with 89 seats, falling short of the 116 needed for a majority in the 230-seat legislature. The election, prompted by a no-confidence vote in March, marks the third general election in four years, reflecting ongoing political instability. The right-wing Chega party, under André Ventura, made significant gai…

Portugal’s Ruling Party Wins Election, but Falls Short of Majority

Portugal’s incumbent Democratic Alliance, led by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, won the most votes in the May 18 general election but failed again to secure a parliamentary majority. Election results showed the center-right Democratic Alliance had secured 32.1 percent of the vote, followed by the Socialist Party at 23.4 percent and the conservative populist party Chega with 22.6 percent. The Democratic Alliance won 86 seats out of the 230 seats…

Portugal's Democratic Alliance wins election, falls short of majority

The center-right Democratic Alliance, led by incumbent Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, won the most seats in Portugal's parliamentary elections Sunday, according to official results.

Lisbon 19/05/2025 00:43 (AFP/BELGA) Portugal's moderate right-wing Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro, won the early legislative elections on Sunday but, as a year ago, he did not get a sufficient majority to ensure the country's political stability. The far right represented by the Chega party ("Enough"), which continues to progress in each election, reaches the 20% mark for the first time and threatens to exceed the Socialist Party (PS) as the ma…

Portugal swings to the Right, as Socialists suffer historic defeat

Portugal’s right-wing parties have triumphed in the country’s third snap general election in three years. The governing centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD)…

Portugal is headed for another minority government after Sunday's elections, as the center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro won the elections, but is still far from a majority in parliament. The right-wing party Chega (Dost in Portuguese) also strengthened in the elections, recording the best result in its short history and likely to have the same number of deputies as the other socialists. For them, on …