Portugal election: centre-right alliance claims victory, rejects role for far right

Democratic Alliance leader Luis Montenegro says it will not rely on Chega party to govern

The leader of Portugal's centre-right Democratic Alliance, Luis Montenegro, has claimed victory after a closely contested parliamentary election that saw the far-right surge.

With almost 99% of Sunday's votes counted, the Democratic Alliance - an electoral platform made up of the large Social Democratic party (PSD) and two smaller conservative parties - and the Socialist party (PS) were each on 28.67%.