In a note sent to the media, the prime minister's office recalls that it is only from then on that the prime minister-designate will present to the President of the Republic the proposal for the appointment of the other members of the Government.

The statement also said that any news about the Prime Minister's intentions that do not result from statements by the Prime Minister himself or from a note from his Cabinet "are pure speculation".

The PS achieved an absolute majority in Sunday's legislative and an advantage of more than 13 percentage points over the PSD, in an election that consecrated Chega as the third political force in parliament.

With 41.7% of the votes and 117 deputies in parliament, when the four mandates of emigration circles have yet to be allocated, António Costa achieved the second absolute majority in the history of the Socialist Party, after José Sócrates in 2005.

Abstention in national territory dropped to 42.04% after reaching 45.5% in 2019.