Portugal's centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won early parliamentary elections but didn't secure a majority to end political unrest. Centre-left Socialists and far-right Chega were nearly tied for second place.

Portugal's ruling centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) took an early lead in Sunday's parliamentary election, garnering over 38% of the vote with more than 10% of the ballots counted, official electoral data showed.

LISBON (AP) — 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.

Portugal's centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) clinched a tentative victory in Sunday's snap election, but failed to achieve a clear majority. While Prime Minister Luis Montenegro calls it a confidence boost,

Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro prepared Monday to lead a new minority government after the upstart far-right Chega party tied for second place in snap elections, posing a major challenge

The far-right Chega party climbed to joint second place in Portugal's snap general election, posing a major challenge for Prime Minister Luis Montenegro as he prepared on Monday to lead

Earlier on Sunday night, exit polls showed the AD coalition was expected to win with 32% of the vote, followed by the Socialist Party at 23%. The far-right Chega party was polling third with 22.7%.Vie

Portugal's Democratic Alliance (AD) is expected to win the most votes in the early parliamentary election but remain short of a full majority. Exit polls show the AD between 29%-35.1%. To form a majority government,