New Prime Minister Appointed Following Election Results

25 March 2024

The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, appointed the president of the Social Democratic Pary (PSD), Luís Montenegro, as Prime Minister on Thursday, the 20th of March, following the announcement of the emigration votes, which confirmed the Democratic Alliance's (AD) advantage of two parliamentary seats over the Socialist Party (PS) in the overall results.


The Democratic Alliance, comprising the parties PSD, CDS, and PPM, secured 80 parliamentary seats (29.49%) in the Portuguese Parliament, compared to 78 for the Socialist Party (28.66%), with the far-right Chega party coming in third with 50 elected deputies (18.06%). The general elections were held on the 10th of  March  2024.


The right-wing Liberal Initiative (IL) retained eight seats, the Left Bloc (BE) five, and the People-Animals-Nature party (PAN) maintained one. The left-wing Livre increased its representation from one to four parliamentary seats, while the Communist Party (CDU) lost two seats, leaving it with four.


Despite winning the elections, the Democratic Alliance will not hold a majority, necessitating the establishment of parliamentary agreements with the Socialist Party or Chega on various governance matters. The composition of the new Government will be announced on the 28th of March, with the inauguration scheduled for the 2nd of April.

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