(19 May 2025)
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Lisbon, Portugal – 19 May 2025
1. Mid of leader of the Democratic Alliance Luis Montenegro on stage celebrating victory
2. Democratic Alliance supporters celebrating victory and chanting, UPSOUND (Portuguese) “Victory, victory.”
3. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luis Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance:
“The people spoke and exercised their sovereign power and in the privacy of their freedom unequivocally approved the vote of confidence in the Government, in the AD (Democratic Alliance) and the Prime Minister.”
4. Wide of Montenegro on stage and supporters chanting UPSOUND (Portuguese) Portugal, Portugal
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luis Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance:
“In these elections, which were early elections, which were not demanded by the people, politicians decided to ask the people what program the people believed would be the basis of governance? And which Prime Minister would be the coordinator of its implementation? The answer was clear. The basic governance program is the AD program, the Prime Minister is the current one, and everyone must be able to speak to each other and put the national interest above any other interest.”
6. Mid of supporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luis Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance:
“The Portuguese no longer want early elections. They want a 4-year legislature. They demand that everyone they perceive respect and honour their free and democratic word.”
8. Wide of Montenegro on stage
9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Luis Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance:
“Europe is going through a period of uncertainty that requires strategic decisions. The world is dangerous, with enormous geopolitical, humanitarian and commercial challenges. Portugal is not immune to external pressure. We are required to be part of the major decisions in Europe and the world, but we must not stop doing the work that depends solely on us.”
10. Various of supporters and Montenegro celebrating
STORYLINE:
The incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general election in Portugal on Sunday, but it failed to secure a majority in Parliament and was set to take office as a minority government for the second time in a year amid a surge in support for a hard-right populist party.
Portugal’s third general election in three years dashed hopes that the ballot could end the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union country of 10.6 million people.
Also, an increasing wave of support for Chega (Enough), a populist party which may yet claim second place with its focus on curbing immigration and cracking down on corruption, added further uncertainty to Portugal’s political climate.
With 99.2% of votes counted, the Democratic Alliance captured at least 89 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly, Portugal’s Parliament.
It had been in power for less than a year when it was ousted in a confidence vote in March. It collected 80 seats in last year’s election and served as a minority government.
Democratic Alliance leader Luis Montenegro, the incumbent prime minister, indicated he would be open to political deals with opposition parties.
"We all have to be able to speak to each other and put the national interest first," he said in a post-election speech to supporters.
Seven smaller parties also won seats.
Without a majority of seats the Democratic Alliance, led by the Social Democratic Party, can try to recruit support from smaller parties, currently seen as unlikely, or take office as a minority government as it did during its last term.
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