The Socialist Party (PS) in Portugal, which has been in power for more than eight years, is facing defeat in this Sunday’s early parliamentary elections, according to almost all polls. The predictions show a narrow victory for the conservative alliance Democratic Alliance (AD). However, neither of the two main rivals will be able to achieve the absolute majority that the PS won at the beginning of 2022. It therefore looks like it will be difficult to form a government in the EU member state. The two leading candidates, Pedro Nuno Santos (PS) and Luis Montenegro (AD), will have to rely on agree…