Legislatures in 2024 were those with the highest number of votes in democracy

These data are contained in a study released today by Pordata, which portrays the evolution of legislative elections in Portugal, released on the day that marks 50 years since the first free elections, on April 25, 1975, for the Constituent Assembly. “The election with the highest participation rate was the one in 1979, although the one in 2024 registered the most votes in absolute terms (6,473,789): both gave victory to the Democratic Alliance …