Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union country of 10.6 million people.

The Socialist Party (PS) collapses and reaches its worst result in 38 years, with 23.39%, almost tied with the radical right of André Ventura, with 22.67%. Political earthquake in Portugal. The two-party system that has dominated the Portuguese scene since the Carnation Revolution collapsed yesterday like a house of cards.

Portugal has witnessed a steep rise in immigration. In 2018, less than 500,000 immigrants in Portugal had legal residency, according to government statistics. By early this year, there were more than 1.5 million, many of them Brazilians and Asians working in tourism and farming. Thousands more lack the proper documents to be in Portugal.

Portugal is headed for yet another minority government after the incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general election but failed to secure a majority in Parliament in a vote that saw surge by a hard-right populist party.

LISBON - Portugal's far-right Chega won a record vote share in Sunday's snap election and was vying to become the main opposition party as the ruling centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) again fell short of a majority needed to end a long period of instability.

Though Portugal's minority government won the recent snap election, the far-right Chega party's meteoric rise has made real waves. Now the country's centrist parties are under pressure to work better together.

On Sunday, Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro cast his vote as Portugal held a snap election. Christopher Bell took the checkered flag at the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Near complete official results yesterday showed Montenegro’s center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) had boosted its tally in the 230-seat parliament to 89 in Sunday’s poll, short of the 116 seats required for a ruling majority.

By Sergio Goncalves, Catarina Demony and Andrei Khalip LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's far-right Chega won a record vote share in Sunday's snap election and was vying to become the main opposition party as the ruling centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) again fell short of a majority needed to end a long period of instability.