In the Spanish newspapers, the focus is on the victory of the conservative Montenegro and the “strong advance of the ultra-nationalist Chega,” as reported by El País, which also highlights the “historic retreat” of the PS, precipitating the resignation of its secretary-general, Pedro Nuno Santos.
El Mundo emphasizes the tie in the number of deputies elected (58) between the socialists and the “ultra-nationalists of Chega.”
In the United Kingdom, The Guardian notes how the incumbent Luís Montenegro once again celebrated a victory, but fell “short of a majority,” while the “far-right registers record gains.”
The French Liberation uses the expression ‘ric-rac’ to describe how in the third parliamentary election in three years, the outgoing right-wing coalition wins again, but without a majority.
The Italian La Repubblica reports a “victory for the center-right” and that the “far-right soars, while socialists fall.”
In Brazil, the Folha de São Paulo reports that “Portugal reelects ‘premier’ and sees far-right equal socialist seats amid leftist collapse,” as Estadão also highlights the victory, noting the absence of a majority for the winner.
The lack of a majority and the tie between Chega and PS is also highlighted in the European edition of Politico, as well as by the British The Guardian and the network AlJazeera, which adds that the election was dominated by issues such as housing and immigration.
With only the overseas votes yet to be counted, the two coalitions led by PSD (AD – PSD/CDS Coalition on the Mainland and Madeira with 86 seats, plus three from the PSD/CDS-PP/PPM coalition in the Azores) have secured 89 deputies (87 from PSD and two from CDS-PP) and approximately 32.7% of the votes.
