The rise of the far-right Chiga (Enough) party was more evident in Luxembourg than in Portugal. The populists came in first place in the vote in the Grand Duchy, with 19.61% of the votes.
Portugal's legislative elections ended eight years of socialist rule, and the populists quadrupled their number of seats. The Portuguese in Luxembourg clearly favored Chiga, giving the far-right party first place in the ballot with 19.61% of the vote, ahead of the Democratic Alliance (14.27%) and the Socialist Party (12.97%).
36,876 Portuguese were registered on electoral rolls in Luxembourg and 13,649 (37.01%) voted.
If we look at the overall results, it is clear that the far-right Chega Party has strengthened its position as the third political force in the country, as its number of seats increased from 12 to 50 deputies, by 18.1%.
Chega President Andre Ventura confirmed on Monday his desire to reach an agreement with the moderate right to form a stable majority, without necessarily entering the government, while threatening to oppose it if it refuses to open negotiations.
But Luis Montenegro reiterated after his electoral victory that he would refuse to lead the country with the support of the far right, as he did throughout the election campaign.
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