The Democratic Alliance led by Luis Montenegro, which includes the Social Democrats (PSD), the Christian Democrats (CDS-PP) and the Monarchists (PPM), won between 29 and 33 percent. Support.
In second place is the center-left Socialist Party (PS), which has governed Portugal since 2015 with 25-29 percent support.
According to the poll, the conservative Sega party took third place in the election, with 14-17 percent of the vote. Election participants. The winning Democratic Alliance, which came in fourth place with 5-7 percent support, should attempt to form a government coalition with the center-right Liberal Initiative (IL).
Pre-election announcements by politicians
Montenegro's pre-election announcements indicated that he would not try to form a government with Sega, despite the fact that many members of the group's leadership are former politicians from the party he leads, the Social Democratic Party.
Commentators point to personal animosities between Montenegro and Sega's president, Andre Ventura, that could complicate alliance negotiations.
Sunday's vote was a snap election decided by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa after Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned in November. The then leader of the Socialist Party resigned shortly after the prosecutor's office put him on trial for abuse of power and corruption.
According to exit polls, Sunday's elections ended in defeat not only for the Socialists, but also for other left-wing groups, including radical parties such as the Left Block, the Communists and the Greens. In total, they can introduce only a dozen or so representatives to Parliament.
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