According to the latest Aximage poll for “Diário de Notícias,” “Jornal de Notícias,” and TSF, Portugal’s right-wing parties would gain more support in a hypothetical election.
Prime Minister António Costa’s Socialist Party (PS) would remain the most voted party with 34.5% of the vote, while the conservative Social Democratic Party (PSD) would receive 30.9% of the vote.
The sovereignist CHEGA party, allied with Spanish VOX, would come in at 8.9 percent, and the Iniciativa Liberal would be the fourth force (6.7 percent).
Behind them would come the leftist parties: Left Bloc (3.8 percent) and the Communist-led Unified Democratic Coalition (CDU, 3.2 percent).
Behind them come the environmental party Man-Animal-Nature (3%), Libre (2.1%), and the Democratic and Social Center (1.9%).
Changes in pensions and the rising cost of living are cited as the main reasons for the erosion of support for Costa’s PS.
Among the over-65s, the PS’s lead over the PSD has fallen from 9 to 3 points compared to the January elections.
The left’s total reaches 44%, a far cry from January’s 51%, while the right would get 47%, six points more than in January when the PS achieved an absolute majority.
Chega remains two points above the January result and consolidates its presence in the country’s north, center, and south.
With information from Gaceta.