Lisbon - Portugal's third general election in three years failed to achieve this result, which could undermine the worst political unrest in decades of 10.6 million people.

Sunday's vote provided another minority government for the Central Democratic League, which would be at the mercy of the opposition. The significant increase in support for the hard populist party Chega (enough) adds more uncertainty.

The Social Democratic League, led by the Social Democratic Party, lost confidence in parliament in March, protested by opposition lawmakers. This triggered an election that arrived in 2028.

The political storm surrounding the potential conflict of interest in commercial transactions of Luís Montenegro’s family law firm has sparked a vote of confidence. Montenegro is ready to become Prime Minister again, denied any misconduct.

The Democratic coalition has seized at least 89 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly. Chega collects the same number of seats as the socialists in the center-left and can also ask for a second place when the remaining four seats decided by foreign voters in the coming days.

Chega won a seat only six years ago and was upset with a more modest traditional party. Its success shocked the traditional balance of power, a trend that elsewhere in Europe has witnessed elsewhere in Europe, such as French national assembly, Italian brothers and German alternatives, which are now politically mainstream.

The Social Democrats and the Center-Left Socialist Party have taken office in Portugal for the past 50 years. Meanwhile, the socialists have no leaders after Pedro Nuno Santos said the party’s worst results since 1987.

The smaller parties received other seats.

In recent years, corruption scandals have deceived Portuguese politics and helped promote the rise of Chega.

Chega's success is attributed to its demands for stricter immigration policies that resonate with voters.

Portugal has witnessed a sharp rise in immigration. According to government statistics, in 2018, less than fifteen legal immigrants were legally immigrants in the country. By the beginning of the year, there were more than 1.5 million, many of them Brazilians and Asians working in tourism and agriculture. Thousands of people lack proper documentation in Portugal.

The housing crisis has also sparked debate. House prices and rents have been soaring over the past decade, partly because of the influx of white-collar foreigners with rising prices.

Portugal is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe, complicating the problem. According to the Bureau of Statistics, the average monthly salary last year was about €1,200 ($1,340). The government minimum wage this year is 870 euros ($974).

The Portuguese head of state convened the country's political parties for consultation.

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has no executive power, consults with the parties before inviting the election champion to form a government and is in accordance with the constitution.