PortugalMADRID, Jan 31 Prime Minister António Costa wins the early parliamentary elections in Portugal, according to data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. She managed to get about 42% of the vote, according to data after processing 97% of the ballots. Thus, the Socialists strengthen their positions compared to the results of the 2019 elections, when they were supported 36.4% of voters, and in the new composition of the parliament will approach the absolute majority — 116 mandates. At present, the calculation of how many mandates each party received as a result of voting is ongoing. The Socialists managed to perform in the elections much better than the polls predicted. Second place with 28.5% goes to the centre-right Social Democratic Party led by Rui Riou. In third place came the far-right Chega, led by Andre Ventura, who had been its only representative in the previous parliament. 7% of voters voted for it. The Left Bloc, which had supported the socialist government since 2015, noticeably worsened its position, its refusal to vote in parliament for the budget for 2022 led to early elections. If in the 2019 elections 9.5% of voters voted for the Bloc led by Katarina Martins, now it is a little more than 4%. The coalition of communists and environmentalists (PCP-PEV) and the newly created right-wing Liberal Initiative receive about the same. ,4%.Turnout exceeded 57%.
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