Official results: The opposition centre-right party won the elections in Portugal

However, in Sunday’s election, the far-right party Chega (Ghana) emerged as the potential leader.

This is another victory for far-right populists in Europe. Right-wing populists are now in power, often in coalitions, in countries such as Italy, Hungary and Slovakia, and are gaining ground in France and Germany.

Almost final official results announced early Monday showed that the center-right Democratic Alliance won 29.49 percent of the vote in Sunday’s general election. votes and passed 28.66 percent. socialists who got votes.

This would give the Democratic Alliance 79 seats in the 230-seat parliament, compared to 77 for the Socialists, who have been in power since 2015.

Chega, headed by former TV football commentator Andre Ventura, received 18 percent. votes and 48 mandates. During the elections held two years ago, Chega had won only 12 seats in the parliament.

Even with the support of the new pro-business party Liberal Initiative, which won 8 seats, the Democratic Alliance will still need Chega’s support to gain a majority and pass legislation.

Chegos asked to become the center of the political system and [ji] achieved this result,” Ventura said late on Sunday to his supporters who chanted “Portugal, Portugal”.

“We want to give Portugal a stable government,” he added.