João Lourenço congratulates António Costa on the “convincing victory” of the PS in the Portuguese legislative

"The electoral results that give your party an absolute majority express the renewal of confidence that the Portuguese people place in your Excellency and in the Socialist Party, which is given a clear mandate to lead Portugal in stability in the coming years and to pursue the policies that meet the great aspirations of your nation and the Portuguese", said João Lourenço in the message.

The head of state expressed Angola's interest in developing and intensifying the "very fruitful" cooperation relations that the two peoples, countries and governments maintain with each other.
João Lourenço also wished António Costa "the best of wishes for many successes" in the performance of the leadership functions of the Government of Portugal.

In turn, the vice-president of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), Luísa Damião, congratulated the ruling party on "the resounding victory" of the Socialist Party in these elections.

"Your victory is the result of the hard work of mobilization and represents the renewal of the confidence of the Portuguese people in the leadership of the Socialist Party, with a view to finding adequate solutions towards development and social progress", the message highlights.

The MPLA vice-president assures the party's availability "to continue to work towards strengthening relations of friendship, solidarity and cooperation with the Socialist Party".

The PS achieved an absolute majority in the legislative on Sunday and an advantage of more than 13 percentage points over the PSD, in an election that established Chega as the third political force in the Portuguese parliament.

With 41.7 percent of the votes and 117 deputies in parliament, while the four seats in emigration circles have yet to be awarded, António Costa achieves the second absolute majority in the history of the Socialist Party, after José Sócrates in 2005.

The PSD was in second place, with 27.80 percent of the votes and 71 deputies, to which were added five more elected in coalitions in Madeira and the Azores, while Chega reached third place, with 7.15 percent and 12 deputies, the Liberal Initiative (IL) was fourth, with 5 percent and eight deputies, and the Left Bloc in sixth, with 4.46 percent and five deputies.

The CDU, with 4.39 percent, elected six deputies, the PAN, with 1.53 percent, will have one deputy, and the Livre, with 1.28 percent, will also have a deputy. The CDS-PP reached 1.61 percent of the vote, but did not elect any parliamentarian.

Abstention dropped to 42.04 percent after the 2019 legislative session reached 51.4 percent.