Portugal's far-right, anti-establishment party Chega has overtaken the centre-left Socialists to become the main opposition party for the first time after the final tally of ballots from abroad in a snap parliamentary election.
The centre-right Democratic Alliance of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro won 91 seats in the 230-seat single-chamber parliament, including two from out-of-country voting, after the 18 May vote.
While it garnered more seats than in 2024, it again fell short of a majority needed to end a long period of instability.
On election night, the Socialist Party (PS) emerged slightly ahead of Chega in terms of the share of the vote, but both had 58 seats.
The final tally, published by the Interior Ministry, took Chega's parliamentary representation to 60 while the PS was left with 58.
Founded just six years ago, Chega, has ended five decades of dominance by Portugal's two mainstream parties after the end of a fascist dictatorship in 1974, consistent with similar advances for the hard right across Europe.
Chega has allied with anti-immigration parties, such as Marine le Pen's National Rally in France and Germany's AfD.
It has accused Portugal's political establishment of perpetuating corruption, while also calling for an end to "open doors" immigration and tougher sentences for criminals, including chemical castration for repeat rapists.
Mr Montenegro has refused to make deals with Chega and said he would form a minority government.
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will meet the leaders of the three main parties tomorrow and is widely expected to name Mr Montenegro as prime minister.
