US EditionPortugal’s Presidential Election and the Failure of the Centre-Right
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Experts say that a strong showing by the far-right could strengthen Chega's political legitimacy in Parliament, where the country currently lives under a minority center-right government.
Portugal elects the President of the Republic this Sunday for the next five years, in an unprecedented second round between the leader of the extreme right and a center-left candidate who stands as favoriteANALYSIS - The extreme right does not slow its growth in Portugal despite the victory of the socialist candidate These days there is an atypical consensus around a candidate for the presidential elections in Portugal, whose second round is hel…
Portugal’s Presidential Election and the Failure of the Centre-Right
By Miguel Nunes Silva In Portugal, the insurgent right-wing party CHEGA! (CH | PfE) has secured another upset in its struggle against the establishment. On 18 January, its leader, André Ventura (picture), advanced to the second round of the presidential election. The Portuguese traditionally elect their presidents in a single round, and the winner is usually an elder statesman with a long track record and strong name recognition. Yet all recent …
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