Portugal’s president has convened political parties for consultations after a general election delivered another minority government.

Portugal is headed for yet another minority government after the incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance won a general election but failed to secure a majority in Parliament in a vote that saw surge by a hard-right populist party.

The incumbent center-right Democratic Alliance has won Portugal’s general election but it fell short of a majority in Parliament and was set to take office as a minority government.

A center-right alliance led by the Social Democratic Party has won Portugal’s general election by a slender margin.

Portugal’s political future is hanging in the balance after a general election that has left two moderate mainstream parties closely contesting the race and an unprecedented surge in support for a populist party that finished third.

Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers, who will then choose a new government.