The Social Democratic Party (center-right) of Luis Montenegro wins this weekend's early legislative elections, with 29% of the vote. This election was also marked by the strong breakthrough of André Ventura's far-right Chega party.

The Salazar regime ruled Portugal for four decades, from the 1930s to the 1970s, establishing an authoritarian and ultra-conservative power. Victor Pereira: Many Portuguese have expressed distrust of the political class, which they sometimes consider corrupt or uninterested in their daily difficulties.