Portugal's Socialists lead election poll, but would not win majority


  • World
  • Wednesday, 31 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa addresses the nation from Sao Bento Palace, in Lisbon, Portugal, May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's ruling Socialists remain favourites to win a parliamentary election in October but will fail to grab an absolute majority, according to a new poll.

Prime Minister Antonio Costa's center-left Socialists were seen winning 35.5% of the vote, according to the survey by Multidados for TV channel TVI published on Tuesday evening.

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