Snap elections in Portugal seem to be hope for far right

Portugal votes in snap election with far right hoping to gain ground

Portugal is voting in a snap general election that is unlikely to result in a majority government but which could lead to the far-right Chega party becoming the third largest group in parliament.

Sunday’s election was triggered in December after the long-running deal between prime minister António Costa’s minority Socialist government and its allies in the Portuguese Communist party and the Left Bloc broke down during negotiations to pass the 2022 budget.

The unlikely alliance – known as the geringonça, or improvised solution – finally collapsed when the Communists and Left Bloc joined rightwing parties in rejecting the budget bill following weeks of tense negotiations.

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Even leek hij in zijn macht te worden bedreigd, maar de sociaal-democratische PS van premier António Costa heeft de parlementsverkiezingen in Portugal zondag overtuigend gewonnen. Met nagenoeg alle stemmen geteld, komen de socialisten uit op 42 procent van de stemmen.