The Portuguese people have spoken
Portugal’s center-right Democratic Alliance coalition claimed victory in an extraordinarily close snap election on Sunday in which the far right surged and no party secured a majority of seats in parliament.
“The Portuguese people have spoken,” said Democratic Alliance leader Luís Montenegro. “They want a different government, different policies, renewed parties and dialogue among their leaders … And that’s what we are prepared to offer.”
With 99 percent of votes counted, the Democratic Alliance secured 79 seats, the Socialists 77, the far-right Chega party 48, with a host of smaller parties picking up the remainder. Four of the 230 seats in parliament won’t be allocated until the foreign vote is finalized next week.
