Voters in Portugal went to the polls on Sunday for the country’s third general election in three years, with Prime Minister Luis Montenegro tipped to win, but without an overall majority.

Incumbent Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and Socialist party leader Pedro Nuno Santos cast their votes on Sunday in Portugal's general election. Voters are returning to the polls for a third general election in three years,

Party leaders voted in the morning, with the majority emphasising the importance of voting and electoral participation. By 12 noon, around 25.56 per cent of voters had cast their ballots. View on euro