According to data from the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they may vote for early legislative elections 10.8 million voters.
More than 10 million voters are on Sunday called to the polls to elect the 230 deputies to the Assembly of the Republic in the next legislature, and where the new government will come from.
As voting tables will be open between 08:00 and 19:00 In mainland Portugal and Madeira, while in the Azores open and close an hour later in the time of Lisbon, due to the time difference.
According to the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (SGMAI), they can vote for today’s early legislative elections 10.8 million voters.
Last Sunday, more than 314,000 voters from They have already exercised their right, corresponding to an influx of 94.45%, according to the balance sent to Lusa by the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This number exceeds the registered in the 2024 legislative elections, where a 93.8% participation rate was registered in early mobility vote.
In total, 230 deputies will be elected, in 22 electoral circles – 18 of which in mainland Portugal and the remaining in the Azores, Madeira, Europe and outside Europe -, in an electoral act that will be costing the 26.5 million euros.
Compete for these elections 21 Political forcesthree more than in the March elections last year.
The Liberal Social Party (PLS) is the only debutant party in this electoral act, joining AD (PSD/CDS-PP), PS, arrives, IL, BE, CDU (PCP/PEV), Free, Pan, ADN, RIR, JPP, PCTP/MRPP, New Right, Volt Portugal, Ear, We, Citizens! Autonomous, MPT, PTP and PSD/CDS/PPM.
In previous legislatures, On March 10, 2024, the abstention rate was 40.10%having verified a descent in relation to the legislatures of 2022, in which the abstention rate reached 48.54%.
Current legislative falls after lead of a motion of trust
The current legislature, which would end only in 2028, was interrupted after the lead of a confidence motion presented by the minority executive PSD/CDS-PP, which had the votes against PS, arrives, BE, PCP, Free and Single PAN.
This text emerged after the presentation of two censorship motions of the government (PCP and arrives, both rejected) and an inquiry committee proposed by the PS, and was justified by the Prime Minister with the need for “political clarification”.
At the center of the political crisis there were news about the Prime Minister’s family company, the who raised doubts of the opposition about any conflicts of interests and accusations of lack of transparency to Luís Montenegro.
