After the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister António Costa over suspicions of corruption, Portugal called the polls to hold early legislative elections.
advertisementMore than nine million Portuguese voters go to the polls on Sunday to hold early legislative elections after Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned last November due to a corruption scandal.
1.6 million Portuguese living abroad were able to exercise their right to vote by mail.
He gave the center right victory
According to the latest opinion poll conducted by Consulmark2 two days before the elections (for Euronews and Nascer do SOL), the prevailing trend of recent months is confirmed: the Democratic Alliance (AD) should win the elections and the right will then obtain a majority in the elections. Parliament.
The coalition of the Social Democratic Party, CDS-PP and PPM (29.8%) is actually ahead of the Socialist Party (27%) by almost 3 percentage points, and the gap between the two main parties has widened slightly. It has expanded compared to the last poll.
Hence, the head of the Public Security Directorate, Luis Montenegro, a 51-year-old lawyer, should head the next government.
In this latest poll, Chiga (far right) remains the third political force with 18%.
The three main candidates held their last meeting on Friday in the capital, Lisbon.
