You Portuguese will ballot box This Sunday (18) to elect the new parliament from Portugal, in its third election general in just over three years.
Voting occurs after the prime minister Luís Montenegro lost Parliament’s vote of confidence in March. This led President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to Dissolve Parliament and to summon the elections .
Check out the following main parties and their respective leaders that compete for the general elections of Portugal, this Sunday. Opinion polls point to another fragile minority government and a fragmented parliament.
Democratic Alliance (AD)
THE Democratic Alliance (AD), power party In Portugal, it groups the Social Democrat (PSD), Centro-right, the interim prime minister Luís Montenegro and the conservative CDS-PP. Montenegro, 52, remains his candidate for leadership.
In March 2024, AD won the national elections with 28.8% of the votes, surpassing socialists with 28%. However, a year after the victory, his government Lost a vote of parliamentary confidence After the opposition questioned Montenegro’s integrity regarding the negotiations of his family’s consulting firm.
AD joined around Montenegro, who denied any irregularity, and opinion polls show that he is the favorite to win with your reputation practically intact.
AD promises to keep the way out last year, aiming reduce taxes for the middle class and companies, control immigration and face real estate crisis.
Montenegro refused any agreement with the Ultra -right party arrives in the last legislature and maintained his “no” stance in the election campaign.
Socialist Party (PS)
THE PS from center-left, It is a dominant force in Portuguese politics, alongside its main rival, the PSD, and has been in government for a longer time than any other party since the fall of the fascist dictatorship in 1974.
Pedro Nuno Santos, 48 -year -old economist, Leads the Party Since the end of 2023, following the resignation of Prime Minister António Costa amid an investigation into alleged illegalities in the management of large investment projects by his government, none of which was proven.
As Junior Minister, Santos successfully coordinated support for the first Costa government with the Extrema-left Communist Party and the Left Bloc between 2015 and 2019.
The PS enabled the approval of Montenegro’s first budget last October, but in March it was fundamental to overthrow your government in the vote of confidence.
Despite the many differences, the PS and AD worked to maintain the public finance on a solid base and reduce debt While in power, which earned them compliments from the European Union, investors and risk classification agencies.
He arrives
THE He arrives party of ultra -right he was formed only six years ago, but became the third largest parliamentary force in 2022 and quadrupled his chairs last year to 50, with a platform of combat corruption and immigration.
Your leader, André Ventura, 42 years old, he has a law graduate and has already graduated a priest, but stood out as a sports commentator on TV. He is a former PSD member who gained notoriety in 2018 with incendiary comments against the local gypsy community.
A year later, founded the arrival defending pharsher eas for criminals including chemical castration to repeat offenders asking for the End of immigration policy “Open doors” of Portugal and accusing the PS and PSD, which have ruled the country in the last 50 years perpetuate corruption.
The arrival is in third place in the polls, but little changed in relation to its result of 18% in 2024, with its meteoric rise apparently stagnant by scandals involving several senior members of the party.
Liberal initiative
THE center-right party defends favorable reforms to companies, lower taxes and reduced bureaucracy, and is seen by many analysts as a Natural partner for AD . Its current support level – about 6% in opinion polls – would be insufficient to ensure a clear majority if both formed an alliance.
Free
THE leftist party You can earn one or two chairs after winning four chairs in the previous legislature and is ahead in the research of other leftist, left block and CDU parties.
Communist party
Formerly a great strength in Portuguese politics, had its worst result ever in 2024, with only 3.1% under the leadership of 48-year-old Paulo Raimundo, who replaced veteran Jerónimo de Sousa in 2022. Opinion polls show that the anti-key and Euro-main party maintains practically the same level.
Left block
THE far-left party It won only five seats in 2024, with 4.4% support, below its peak popularity, with 19 parliamentary seats in 2015 and 2019. The polls are slightly below 3%.
Led by economist Mariana Mortágua, 38, defends a stronger social state, income control, taxation of the rich and large companies, and Alliance proposals with the PS.
It is expected, at best, that the left party will elect a deputy again.
With information from Reuters.
This content was originally published in elections in Portugal: Get to know the candidates on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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