The ballot boxes for the choice of New Parliament of Portugal They closed at 7 pm (15h in Brasília time) this Sunday (18). Portuguese went to the streets to exercise their voting rights in the third legislative election in the country in three years, After President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa dissolves the Assembly of the Republic and summon a new claim.
To the ballot boxes were opened at 8am at local time (4h in Brasília time), and preliminary results should come from 20h (16h in Brasília time).
Results should also point out the choice of the new prime minister of the country, after Luís Montenegro of the Social Democratic Party (PS) overthrown office in March this year.
Data from the National Election Commission (CNE) show that the participation reduced more than two percentage points When compared to the electoral election of 2024. Until 16h, Lisbon time, the CNE had registered 48.28% electoral participation. André Wemans, the commission spokesman, says the percentage was 51.96% at the same time last year.
What research shows
One PRE-ELECTERAL OPINION Survey Held by the Catholic University of Lisbon, released by the RTP station on Thursday night (15), shows that the Democratic Alliance Party (AD) is in the lead before the elections, but probably far from an effective majority.
It is expected that the Democratic Alliance (AD), from the right-right, obtains the largest number of votes, but not the parliamentary majority. This would be a result similar to that of the previous vote in March 2024, although with a slight impulse to AD.
The research put the AD with 34% Above 32% of the same survey of one week ago and above the almost 29% obtained in last year’s election, which led to an AD -led minority government.
Support for your rival, the Socialist Party (PS), of the center left, fell from 28% to 26% .
“All the indicators point out that we are on the right track, but nothing is guaranteed,” said Montenegro, surrounded by animated supporters who stirred flags and shouted political slogans in the last AD campaign rally on Friday.
According to Thursday’s survey, the far-right and anti-immigration party arrives, with which Montenegro refuses to make a deal, is third in the polls, with 19%, changing little compared to last year’s outcome.
Why were the elections anticipated?
Portugal will have its third overall election in three years. The elections were anticipated after the president of the country, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, dissolve the Portuguese Parliament and call a new election.
The advance happened after Prime Minister, Luis Montenegro of the Social Democratic Party (PS), to be overthrown from March in March this year.
The opposition questioned his integrity regarding the business of a consulting firm he has founded and is now run by his children. Montenegro, who was three weeks of completing one year in office, presented the confidence motion, which was denied. Thus, he was devoid of, and the president summoned new elections.
*With information from CNN Portugal
This content was originally published in ballot boxes in Portugal to choose a new parliament on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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