Portugal’s third general election in three years has failed to deliver the result that could break the worst spell of political instability for decades in the European Union country of 10.6 million people.

With just four seats left to assign, the center-right Democratic Alliance had secured a 32.7% share of the vote, which means the party is short of a full majority. It is the third election in as many years in Portugal.

Voters in Portugal are returning to the polls for a third general election in three years, as the country’s increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration,