Exit polls suggest result in Portuguese general election is too close to call

Luis Montenegro casts his ballot at a polling station in Espinho, northern Portugal (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)

An exit poll in Portugal’s general election on Sunday suggested that the race was too close to call, with moderate mainstream parties apparently poised to gather the most votes amid a predicted surge in support for a radical right populist party that could place third.

The poll predicted 29-33% of the vote for the centre-right Democratic Alliance, a grouping led by the Social Democratic Party. The centre-left Socialist Party gathered 25-29%, the poll indicated.