Portugal centre-right leader Luís Montenegro nominated as PM after narrow election win | Portugal
Portugal’s president has invited Luis Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance (AD), to try to form a minority government after the long-awaited overseas vote tally confirmed a narrow electoral victory for the centre-right coalition. Montenegro was summoned to the presidential palace in Lisbon shortly after midnight on Thursday, where President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa formally […]
Portugal election: centre-right coalition on course for narrow victory | Portugal
Exit polls show Portugal’s centre-right coalition is on track to narrowly defeat the incumbent Socialists, but fall well short of a majority, with far-right party Chega nearly tripling in a closely contested snap election. The prospect gets the most votes and finishes in 3rd place. Three opinion polls released shortly after voting closed at 8pm […]