The Portuguese are voting this Sunday for the third time in three years in a legislative elections in which the conservatives leave for favorites, but with the big question of whether they will have a solid majority to govern. Until 12 hours the participation was 25.56%, according to the data released by the Internal Administration Ministry (The equivalent of the Ministry of Interior). The rate is slightly higher than that registered in the legislative elections of March 2024, when it was from the 25.21% at that same time.
In the parliamentary elections of last year 59.84 % of the voters called the polls exercised their right to vote. More than 10.8 million voters inside and outside Portugal They are called to vote this Sunday in the early legislative elections. This vote is celebrated after the Prime Minister’s government Luís Montenegro (Centroderecha) in March would lose a vote of confidence in Parliament, motivated by the publication in the media of the existence of a company in your familywhich would have received payments from other companies where the politician worked before.
The Prime Minister of Portugal and candidate of AD, Luís Montenegro, voting this Sunday. / Andre Dias Noble
In recent days and in this same election day, the calls of the different political groups and the president of the country have occurred, MARCELO REBELO DE SOUSAto citizens to go today to exercise their right to achieve stability.
These are the third legislative elections in Portugal in three years. In addition, in the coming months the Municipal of Autumn and the presidential ones will arrive in January 2026. According to the survey published on Thursday by the public media, RTP and Antena 1, carried out by the Catholic University, the Montenegro coalition would win with 34% of the votes; compared to 26% of socialists; followed by the party extreme right Chegawith 19%.
Controversial
During the day there have been some controversies. For example, the National Commission of the Elections (CNE) has received several complaints for a video posted on social networks by the President of the Government of the Madeira region, Miguel Albuquerque, asking for the vote in favor of the conservative democratic alliance (AD).
The video has been online just a few minutes, which has not prevented them from being denounced before the CNE the facts starring Albuquerquewho is also leader of the Democratic Social Party (PSD) -The training leading the ad- coalition and member of the State Council. Albuquerque had asked for the vote for AD for “stability” and the “crucial interests” of Madeira, which would mean a violation of electoral legislation. “It is a serious crime“, there is denouncing the Communist Party of Portugal-Madeira.
In addition, the second party in the surveys, the Socialist Party (PS) of Portugal, has denounced that one of its members has been assaulted in an electoral school by an alleged voter of the ultra -right force Chega. The candidate of the socialists, Pedro Nuno Santoshe has asked “respect for everyone.” “It is important that people participate and vote for that one that is their preference,” he said.
