Centre-right coalition wins snap elections, far-right Socialists tied

The AD – PSD/CDS coalition won Sunday’s legislative elections with 86 seats, while the PS and Chega tied for the number of seats in parliament, with 58, once all votes in the national constituencies had been counted.

The AD – PSD/CDS Coalition MPs are joined by three MPs who won enough votes in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, where the coalition includes, in addition to the PSD and CDS-PP, the PPM, which won 0.62%, translating into around 37,000 votes.

The AD won 32.10% (1.9 million votes) of the votes in the national constituencies, while the Socialists obtained 23.38% and Chega 22.56%, with a difference of 48,916 votes between these two parties.

In 2024, the AD had won 77 seats, the PS 78 and Chega 50.

In these elections, the Liberal Initiative saw the number of its elected representatives rise to nine, winning 5.53%, compared to 8 and 4.94% in 2024.

Livre was also on the rise, now with six MPs, after winning 4.20% of the vote, compared to four MPs and 3.16% a year ago.

The CDU (Communist/Greens) coalition lost one MP compared to 2024, now with three MPs, after winning 3.03% of the vote.

The Left Bloc, like the PAN, now has only one deputy. Only the Bloco leader Mariana Mortágua was elected, whereas in 2024 the party had five representatives, with 2%.

The PAN (People-Animal-Nature) party retains only Inês Sousa Real as its representative after winning 1.36% of the votes, down from 1.95% in 2024.

The JPP will make its debut in parliament, having won enough votes in the Madeira region for Filipe Sousa.