Centre-right parties set to defeat incumbent socialists but fall well short of a majority, exit polls suggest
A coalition of Portuguese centre-right parties is on course to narrowly defeat the incumbent socialists but fall well short of a majority, exit polls have suggested, in a closely fought snap general election in which the far-right Chega party looks set to almost triple its share of the vote and finish third.
The surveys, published by the three main television channels SIC, RTP and TVI. Early counts mirrored the exit polls. By 9pm local time, with around 70% of ballots counted, the Democratic Alliance was on 31.5% of the vote, the PS on just under 29%, and Chega on more than 19%.founded five years ago by André Ventura, a former TV football pundit who was once a rising star in the PSD. The, attracting 1.3% of the vote and winning its first assembly seat. Three years later, it took 7.
Votes permitting, the socialists could also attempt to form a leftwing government by rekindling their former pacts with the Left Bloc party and the Portuguese Communist party.
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