Lisbon, May 19, 2025 (Lusa) - Sunday's election results, with the AD coalition gaining more seats but still far from a majority, the collapse of the Socialists and the surge in far-right party Chega are the focus of most of the stories on the front pages of Portugal's newspapers on Monday.

 Diário de Notícias:

- "AD wins elections"

- "Chega ties PS in number of MPs. Pedro Nuno leaves the scene"

- "Left has worst result ever"

- "Country swings further to the right"

- "PS leader announces resignation"

- "AD and IL fail to win majority"

- "Livre was the only left-wing party to grow"

- "Left Bloc elects only one MP, Mariana Mortágua"

Correio da Manhã:

- "Montenegro victory and Ventura earthquake"

- "AD. 32.72% - 89 MPs. Vote of confidence. Opposition must respect the will of the people, Luís Montenegro"

- "PS 23.38% - 58 MPs. I will call for internal elections and will not stand as a candidate, Pedro Nuno Santos"

- "PS disaster leads to Pedro Nuno's resignation"

- "Chega. 22.56% - 58 MPs. Today is my moment. Luis Montenegro congratulated me, André Ventura"

- "Official final results. IL 53.3% - 9 MPs. Livre 4.20% - 6 MPs. CDU 3.03% - 3 MPs. BE 2.00% - 1 MP. PAN 1.36% - 1 MP. JPP 0.34% - 1 MP."

- "Four emigrant MPs still unknown"

- "Lisbon. Police pretend to be tourists to catch pickpockets"

- "Trial. Pregnancy led to the death of Mónica Silva"

- "Thief stopped for stealing a sheet of paper"

- "Ukraine. Zelensky and Vance discuss pressure on Russia"

- "200,000 attend first mass. Pope wants a restless church"

Público:

- "AD strengthens, Chega grows, PS collapses"

- "Pedro Nuno Santos leaves PS leadership"

- "AD with more MPs than the entire left combined"

- "Chega wins in Setúbal, Faro, Beja and Portalegre and is set to lead the opposition"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Portugal divided into three parties. Montenegro improves, but AD remains far from a majority. PS collapse and Chega rise leave the two forces almost tied"

- "Liberals in fourth place with nine seats. Livre, with six, is the only party to grow in the collapse of the left. Communists reduced to three elected representatives. Bloc will only have Mortágua, who admits major defeat. PAN elects its leader in Lisbon. JPP makes its debut in parliament"

- "Luís Montenegro. Prime minister highlights unequivocal vote of confidence and calls on the opposition to show sense of state and respect for the will of the people"

- "Pedro Nuno Santos calls internal elections and is not a candidate, but refuses to allow PS to support the government"

- "André Ventura anticipates emigration results and says Chega will be the second largest party"

Negócios:

- "AD wins clear victory in legislative elections but will have to negotiate solutions for governability. Chega may become second largest party. PS humiliated and Pedro Nuno Santos announces he will step down as leader"

- "Private investor. From football to padel: the apps that help you score points on the field"

- "Trade. Country among those that have increased their dependence on China the most"

- "Tourism. Bensaude hotel group wants to grow on the continent"

Jornal Económico:

- "AD and IL insufficient for majority government"

- "Pedro Nuno deals humiliating defeat to PS, Chega reaches new heights with Ventura"

- "United States loses last AAA rating it still had..."

- "... and Lagarde blames Trump's erratic policies for the fall of the dollar"

- "Sporting has already secured €36 million from the Champions League"

- "Madeira achieves trade surplus of €63 million"

- "Chinese company BYD to have new European headquarters in Hungary"

- "Armindo Monteiro [president of the Portuguese Business Confederation]. People need answers to their problems"

- "Carlos Moreira da Silva [president of the Business Roundtable Portugal Association]. Taxation must be a tool for growth"

- "Romania. Von der Leyen breathes a sigh of relief with the election of a moderate"

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