Portugal is once again on its way to a shaky government formation. No party has been able to gain a majority of seats to come to power alone this time as well. The leader of the AD coalition and incumbent Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has ruled out the possibility of making any deals with the Shegar party for forming the government.
The Portuguese National Assembly has a total of 230 seats, requiring 116 seats for a single-party government formation, but no party has won 116 seats outright based on the results of 226 seats. The current power-sharing coalition AD coalition has won 89 seats, the opposition party PS has 58 seats, and the hard-right Shega party has 58 seats as well. The remaining 21 seats have been won by left and independent parties. The results of 4 seats are yet to be announced.
Yesterday (May 18), the mid-term national elections were held in Portugal. In the 230-seat parliament of Portugal, AD coalition may have to make deals with smaller parties to gain a majority of 116 seats. In the 2019 elections, the weak Socialist Party won 108 seats. However, in 2024, no one could form a government alone and had to form a coalition.
The Portuguese National Assembly has a total of 230 parliamentary seats, with the capital Lisbon having the highest 48 seats, followed by the second highest port city of Porto with 40 seats, Braga with 19, Setubal with 18, Aveiro with 16, Leiria with 10, Coimbra/Faro/Santarem with 9 each, Viseu with 8, Madeira/Viana do Castelo with 6 each, Azores/Vila Real with 5 each, Castelo Branco with 4, Guarda/Beja/Bragança/Evora with 3 each, and Portalegre with 2 parliamentary seats.
In the 2024 elections, 23 political parties and several independent candidates competed. The participating major parties are the Socialist Party (PS), the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the Left Bloc (BE), the CDIU (a coalition of two parties PCP and PEV), the People’s Party (PP), IL, Shega, Livre, CDS-PP, MPT, RIR, Eureka, MAS, Aliança, and ADEN.
That’s pretty much all the information available at the moment, folks. Let’s see how the political landscape unfolds in Portugal in the coming days. Remember, imperfection is key here, so don’t expect this article to be flawlessly written. It’s all about embracing the quirks and errors in language to make it feel more authentic. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the flawed storytelling!
