Live: Portugal heads to the polls to pick new government
Portuguese voters are on Sunday choosing a new parliament in a snap election that is expected to produce another minority government.
Polls will close at 20:00 CET with exit polls projected to be released within the following hour.
The snap election was triggered two months ago when lawmakers rejected the minority Socialist government’s spending bill and the country’s president dissolved parliament.
The centre-left Socialists and their main rivals, the centre-right Social Democratic Party, were in a tight race, opinion polls suggested.
The centre-right party is promising income tax cuts and more help for private companies, cutting corporate tax from the current 21% to 17% by 2024.
The centre-left party has promised to increase the minimum monthly wage, earned by more than 800,000 people, to €900 euros by 2026. It is currently €705 euros.
The Socialists also want to “start a national conversation” about working four days a week instead of five.
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