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In Portugal, we’re celebrating 50 years of freedom. So why is the far right creeping back?

Today, we remember the 1974 Carnation Revolution. But as memories of dictatorship fade, anti-democratic forces are on the rise, says political scientist Vicente Valentim

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‘No means no’: How Portugal resisted the far right, but only just

Portugal’s conservatives formed minority government without hard right but, as Chega rises in the polls, can it last?

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‘It’s a really big threat’: Portuguese minorities on the rise of the far right

Chega party – whose leader’s views have been described as xenophobic and racist – appears poised to play a prominent role

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Europe’s centre-right dilemma: work with the far right, or work to exclude it?

Portuguese election just the latest in Europe where populist right has gathered momentum

The Guardian - UK

Whoever forms Portugal’s government, this is a victory for the far right. Will Europe ever learn?

Sunday’s elections marked the end of voters’ patience with the failed socioeconomic policies of both main parties, says journalist Joana Ramiro

The Guardian - UK

Portugal election: leader of winning centre-right party calls on rivals not to stand in his way

Democratic Alliance will need to form minority government after narrow victory over Socialist party and far-right Chega

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Luis Montenegro, The Unlikely Champion Of Portugal's Right

Luis Montenegro, whose centre-right party won Portugal's general election on Sunday according to exit polls, is a seasoned parliamentarian with no government experience who is perceived as honest and competent despite a lack of flair.

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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 Guardian - UK

Surge for far-right party in Portugal – as it happened

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Voting under way in Portugal general elections amid populist surge

Voters head for the polls in an early election that could see country join a shift to the right across Europe.

Al Jazeera

Portugal’s far-right Chega party eyes kingmaker role as country goes to polls

Election triggered by resignation of PM António Costa could see scandal-hit Socialist party ousted by rightwing coalition

The Guardian - UK

‘We have never been this close’: Portuguese far right aims for election breakthrough

André Ventura is hoping discontent with mainstream politics will hand his Chega party a kingmaker role

The Guardian - UK

Portugal braces for snap election as far right advances

Chega, an Islamophobic nationalist party, is predicted to win a large chunk of support in Sunday’s vote.

Al Jazeera

Europe live: Portugal election campaign heats up as voters prepare to go to the polls on Sunday – as it happened

Portugal’s prime minister António Costa resigned last November amid investigation into handling of green investment projects

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The right has no fixes for Portugal’s problems, says Left Bloc leader

Mariana Mortágua warns victory in Sunday’s election could reverse social gains and mark return of ‘political bankruptcy’

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Portugal election: who are the key players and what is at stake?

A surging far-right populist is predicted to collect nearly a fifth of the vote in Portugal’s snap election on 10 March

International Business Times

Portugal Electoral Campaign Begins With Right Looking To Gain

Portugal's official election campaign begins Sunday, with the March 10 legislative vote likely to see a breakthrough by populist parties after an influence peddling scandal brought down eight years of Socialist government.

International Business Times

Who's Who In Portugal's Elections

The head of the centre-right opposition, the new leader of the Socialist Party, and the founder of an extreme far-right formation are the main candidates in Portugal's March 10 legislative elections.

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Foreign Policy

Romania Is at a Dangerous Tipping Point

The country is increasingly important to the world—and increasingly unstable.

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Kiyan Anthony signs NIL deal with activewear brand PSD

Long Island Lutheran star Kiyan Anthony is entering the NIL world with an endorsement deal with PSD, for which he helped design a line.

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74 PSNI officers still serving after domestic abuse allegations in last year

In our exclusive report we can reveal there were three rape allegations towards serving PSNI officers in the last 11 months

Reuters

Portugal risks political crisis amid PM-president rift

Portuguese opposition parties called on the president on Wednesday to use his power to dissolve parliament over a growing scandal around state-owned airline TAP, although analysts see the majority Socialist government surviving - for now at least.

Reuters

Romania's Social Democrat party seeks Ukrainian grain import ban

Romania's ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) said it will ask the coalition government to impose a temporary ban on Ukrainian grain imports, mirroring moves by other central and eastern European states to protect their domestic agriculture.

Liverpool Echo

PC accused of 'making sex noises' fell foul of 'politics', lawyer claims

PC Michael Baines could face the sack but his legal team has applied for misconduct proceedings to be shelved

Bangkok Post

Senior cops face B9.5m graft investigation

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will investigate the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) deputy commissioner and deputy chief of the Patrol and Special Operation Division (PSD) regarding a 9.5-million-baht graft charge.

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