Portugal: public opinion about absolute majority 2023

In Portugal, in November 2023, the majority of respondents were of the opinion that it would be better if the winning party of 2024's general election did not have an absolute majority. Only 34 percent of respondents thought that an absolute majority would be better.

Public opinion about absolute majority of the winning party of the general elections in Portugal in 2023

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Better if winning party had an absolute majority	34%
Better if winning party did not have an absolute majority	59%
Does not know or does not answer	7%

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

Portugal

Survey time period

November 18 to November 27, 2023

Number of respondents

808 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Residents in mainland Portugal

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

The survey question was phrased as follows: "Do you think it would be better if the winning party had an absolute majority of MPs, or would it be better if there wasn't an absolute majority?".

The maximum sampling error is 3.5 percent for a 95 percent confidence interval.

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