Close race ahead of snap elections in Po • Table.Briefings

António Costa (pictured here with French President Emmanuel Macron, left) resigned as Prime Minister last year – due to a mix-up. Now there are new elections in Portugal.

Portugal is gearing up for snap elections this Sunday. The Socialist Party and the conservative Democratic Alliance are neck and neck in polls. The third place is likely to go to the far-right Chega party – the conservatives also aim to avoid a coalition with them.

According to various polls, Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Portugal are shaping up to be a close race between the Socialist Party (PS) and the conservative Democratic Alliance (AD). According to the Aximage poll, the PS led by Pedro Nuno Santos is ahead with 33.1 percent, closely followed by the AD led by Luís Montenegro with 29.6 percent.

Close race ahead of snap elections in Portugal

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