The country’s shift to the right in Sunday’s Portuguese legislative elections was the source of news this Monday on the electronic pages of several British newspapers, highlighting the uncertainty about the next government.
The Times said Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos conceded defeat on Sunday “despite a very narrow margin” and highlighted that Chega, a far-right figure, had quadrupled his number of MPs.
“The result represents a significant gain for the right in the European Union, where right-wing parties have won elections or joined coalitions in Italy, Greece, Sweden and Finland over the past two years,” the newspaper said.
The Times predicts that the Democratic Alternative “could try to form a minority government without Chegi, which could be unstable” as it would depend on the PS abstaining from important votes.
The Guardian reports that PSD leader Luis Montenegro, the main party of the Democratic Alliance, will be under “considerable pressure from his own party to reach an agreement with the far-right party to help the PSD reach government.” .
“Even with the support of the smaller centre-right Liberal Initiative, any potential minority government led by the Democratic Alliance would likely still have to rely on Chegi’s support to pass the law, leaving its stability in the hands of the far right,” notes .
The BBC website highlights that “Portugal’s centre-right won a narrow election victory but has little chance of forming a majority government” and that the country has “the most fragmented parliament since the end of dictatorship half a century ago.” “
The AD coalition, uniting PSD, CDU and PPM, received 79 seats against 77 for the PS (28.66%), followed by Cega with 48 elected representatives (18.06%).
IL, BE and PAN retained their mandates of eight, five and one respectively. Livre increased the number of elected representatives from one to four, and the CDU lost two seats, from six to four seats.
The four emigration seats that the PS won in 2022 with three mandates are yet to be determined.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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