Luis Montenegro 's center-right Democratic Alliance emerged as the first party in Portugal after Sunday's election, but the percentage of votes (28.67%) translated into seats in Parliament does not give much hope of forming a majority government in the country.
The Socialist Party came second with a small margin from the Democratic Alliance , while the third place was taken by the far-right party Chega, with a large increase in the ranks of the electorate.
Chega, founded five years ago by former soccer commentator Andre Ventura , won 18% of the vote entering Parliament with 48 deputies, compared to the one deputy it received in 2019 and 12 deputies in 2022.
For its part, Montenegro, in a statement made early Monday, stressed that it will not rely on Chega to run the country, although political analysts question how it will be able to form a government without their support.
Even with the support of the center-right Liberal Initiative, which ranks fourth with about 4.9%, any attempt to form a government by the Democratic Alliance, Montenegro will have to rely on Chega to pass laws, leaving stability in the hands of the extreme right.