Catholic University poll for RTP gives PSD/CDS coalition victory in Madeira regional elections.
With a vote between 44% and 48%, an absolute majority is an open hypothesis for the list headed by Miguel Albuquerque.
The Socialist Party is in the 18% to 21% range. Juntos Pelo Povo appears from 9% to 12% and Chega from 8% to 10%, while the Liberal Initative does not go beyond 2% to 4%.
According to the forecast, the left parties, CDU and Bloc, have a ratio of 2% to 3%. PAN comes in last place with 1% of the votes.
As a result, the Somos Madeira coalition, formed by the two parties that currently govern the region, wins between 23 and 26 seats, with 24 needed to guarantee an absolute majority in parliament, which has a total of 47 seats.
The PS receives nine to 12 deputies, the AKP four to six, and Chegi, which has never been represented in the archipelago parliament, three to five.
According to an estimate by the Center for Research and Public Opinion Polling of the Portuguese Catholic University, published by RTP at 18:30, abstentions in the regional legislatures of Madeira are expected to range between 44% and 48%.
According to data previously released by the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, voter turnout as of 16:00 was 39.9%, lower than the 2019 figure for the previous regional legislatures (40.79%).
As a result, the abstention rate reached 44.5% in 2019 and 50.42% in 2015, breaking this year’s record since 1976, when the first elections to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira were held.
This year, two coalitions and 11 other parties are vying for 47 seats in the regional parliament with a single constituency: PTP, JPP, BE, PS, Chega, RIR, MPT, ADN, PSD/CDS-PP (Somos Madeira coalition), PAN, Livre, CDU (PCP/PEV) and IL.
In the regional legislative assemblies, the representative of the Republic (the position held by Ireneu Barreto) proposes to the political force to form a government based on the results (which must be published) after consultation with the parties with parliamentary seats in the current legislature.
Four years ago, the Social Democrats elected 21 deputies, losing for the first time the absolute majority they had held since 1976, and formed a coalition government with the SDS-PP (three deputies).
The PS received 19 mandates, the AKP – three and the CDU – one.
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