Democratic Alliance wins Portugal's parliamentary elections

The center-right Democratic Alliance, led by incumbent Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, won the most seats in Portugal's parliamentary elections Sunday, according to official results. However, the alliance, garnering 32.1 percent of the vote, or 86 seats, fell well short of the 116 seats needed for a majority in the 230-member parliament to form a government on its own. 

Portugal is a parliamentary republic with a unicameral legislature of 230 members, elected by direct vote to serve four-year terms. On March 13, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa dissolved parliament and called a snap election for May 18, marking the country's third early parliamentary election in less than four years.