Portuguese election set to result in another minority government – exit poll

A voter holds her ballot during voting in Portugal’s general election at a polling station in Lisbon (Ana Brigida/AP)

An exit poll suggested that Sunday’s election in Portugal was poised to deliver yet another minority government, as the increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration, housing and the cost of living.

The Democratic Alliance captured between 29% and 34% of the votes in the country’s third general election in three years, according to an exit poll by Portugal’s Catholic University for public broadcaster Radiotelevisao Portuguesa.