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  • The new Prime Minister of Portugal is called Luís Montenegro.
  • The head of the center-right Democratic Alliance party has received an order from President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to form a minority government.
  • The presidential office in Lisbon announced this early on Thursday morning.

Montenegro’s conservative alliance AD ​​received the most votes in the election almost two weeks ago and narrowly trumped the Socialists, who have been in power for eight years, but clearly missed a parliamentary majority. After counting almost all votes, including those from abroad, the Conservatives only got around a third of the total 230 seats in parliament.

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After his appointment as head of government, Luís Montenegro spoke to the media.

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Collaboration with right-wing populists excluded

The big winner of the election was André Ventura from the right-wing populist party Chega, which more than quadrupled the number of its seats. Since Montenegro has branded Chega a “xenophobic” and “racist” party and has repeatedly rejected cooperation with the populists, governing is likely to be very difficult for him.

As Prime Minister, he must now present his government program to Parliament. If he does not receive a majority for this, another new election would become more likely. Things will get really serious when Montenegro has to pass a draft budget through parliament. A “grand coalition” between conservatives and socialists is considered impossible in Portugal. Similar to neighboring Spain, the two main parties are actually divided by insurmountable differences.


SRF 4 News, March 21, 2024, 3:00 a.m.;


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