In Portugal, the voices of the emigrants are decisive

The PSD/CDS coalition has won the parliamentary elections in Portugal with 86 MPs, while PS and Chega are 58 after counting in the national constituencies in the number of members elected. Since there are still four mandates – that of the emigrants – the voices of the emigrants could decide on the position of Chega as a second political force in Portugal.

In the emigration circles, four MPs are still to be counted, two from Europe and two from outside of Europe. If the scenario of the parliamentary elections of 2024 repeat itself -in which Chega chose two MPs from Diaspora -the party of André Venturar could become the second political force in parliament. PSD and PS elected a MP in the 2024 elections.

The results of the Diaspora election will be announced on May 28th.

In the general count, the ad 32.10 percent of the vote received 23.38 percent and the Chega received 22.56 percent of the vote, which means a difference of 48,916 votes between the two parties.

Three MPs who received enough votes in the autonomous region of the Azores were among the elected members of the Coalition AD – PSD/CDs. In addition to the PSD and the CDS-PP, the coalition also includes the PPM, which received 0.62 percent of the vote, which corresponds to around 37,000 votes.

In fourth and fifth place, IL and Livre are 5.53 percent and 4.20 percent of the vote.

AD wins ten MPs, PS loses 19 MPs

The parliamentary composition for the next legislative period has changed again with the elections on Sunday: The AD gains ten MPs, the PS loses 19, the Chega also gains ten MPs and represents a new MP compared to 2024.

According to the results published by the General Secretariat (SGMAI), which relate to the entire territory, the AD (PSD/CDS) was the winner of the evening. She received 86 MPs, ten more than in the 2024 parliamentary elections (without the previously counted emigration electoral circles).

In addition, there is the coalition of PSD, CDS-P-PP and PPM on the Azores, which three MPs could choose and thus retained the result of the previous year. In total, these two coalitions now have 89 MPs, ten more than in 2024.

The PS was one of the losers of the evening. She received 58 MPs, 19 less than in the last parliamentary elections. Livre gained two MPs compared to the previous year and now comes to six, while the CDU (PCP/PEV) lost a MP and fell back from four to three.

The Bloco de Esquerda shrank from five MPs to a single MP (the party coordinator itself), while the Pan on Inês Sousa Real « held », which will continue to sit in parliament. There is a new MP in the meeting of the Republic after Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) chose Filipe Sousa.

This composition does not yet include the voters living abroad, the participation and election of which will be known on May 28th.

This article first appeared at « Contacto »translated using AI tools, revised by Nadine Schartz.