Portugal: Poll by ICS/ISCTE from 05.02.2020

Portugal: Polling data

This poll is more than 3 months old.
PS
33.0
-5.0
PSD
28.0
+5.0
BE
9.0
-2.0
CDU
8.0
±0.0
CH
6.0
+5.0
PP
4.0
-1.0
PAN
3.0
-1.0
IL
2.0
±0.0
L
1.0
±0.0
Others
6.0
-1.0
ICS/ISCTE – 800 respondents – 22.01.2020-05.02.2020

Next election: 18.05.2025

The next general election in Portugal will be held in 60.

Low number of respondents

Only 800 eligible voters were polled for this election poll.

Institute often rates Bloco de Esquerda lower

In 31% of election polls ICS/ISCTE rates Bloco de Esquerda lower than the general election trend of all institutes.

Institute often rates Iniciativa Liberal lower

In 60% of election polls ICS/ISCTE rates Iniciativa Liberal lower than the general election trend of all institutes.

Institute often rates LIVRE lower

In 56% of election polls ICS/ISCTE rates LIVRE lower than the general election trend of all institutes.

Institute often rates Partido Socialista higher

In 50% of election polls, ICS/ISCTE rates Partido Socialista higher than the general election trend of all institutes.

Election poll results

Portugal - The latest poll for the Parliamentary Election in Portugal from ICS/ISCTE shows the following results: Partido Socialista 33%, PSD 28%, Bloco de Esquerda 9%, CDU 8%, Chega 6%, CDS–Partido Popular 4%, PAN 3%, Iniciativa Liberal 2% and LIVRE 1%. If an election were held in Portugal this Sunday, CDU might gain the most in voter favorability with +4.7 growth since the last election. Chega, on the other hand, would lose the most votes (-12.1) in the election barometer compared to the last election result.

Luís Montenegro is currently governing with a Coalition of the center from Aliança Democrática. With 0.0% of virtual seats, the government could fail to remain in office.

The election survey was collected by ICS/ISCTE. For this purpose, 800 persons were asked about their party preference in a period of 14 days (22.01.2020 - 05.02.2020).

Coalition possibilities

230
Majority requires 116 seats
BE
22
9.6%
CDU
19
8.3%
PAN
7
3%
L
2
0.9%
PS
82
35.7%
IL
4
1.7%
PSD
69
30%
CH
15
6.5%
PP
10
4.3%
Partido Socialista + PSD
65.7%
Partido Socialista + Bloco de Esquerda + CDU
53.5%
Partido Socialista + Bloco de Esquerda + PAN + Iniciativa Liberal
50.0%

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Election poll results

This election poll on the parliamentary election in Portugal was conducted by ICS/ISCTE. The survey took place between 22.01.2020 and 05.02.2020 among 800 eligible voters. After this election poll would get Partido Socialista 33%, PSD 28%, Bloco de Esquerda 9%, CDU 8%, Chega 6%, CDS–Partido Popular 4%, PAN 3%, Iniciativa Liberal 2% and LIVRE 1%.

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