Socialists favorites in Portugese election but would not win majority

Portugal’s ruling Socialists remain favorites to win a parliamentary election in October but will fail to grab an absolute majority, according to a new poll. 

According to the survey by Multidados for TV channel TVI Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Socialists were seen winning 35.5% of the vote.

That was lower than a survey by another pollster Pitagorica last week, which put the Socialists at 43.2%, the highest in any recent survey and close to an absolute majority.

Costa’s main opposition, the Social Democrats, were seen taking 20.3% of the vote, according to Multidados. Last week’s Pitagorica poll gave them 21.6% support. 

Via Reuters