Portugal’s hard right gets a big election boost
A once-boring democracy receives a jolt
NEXT MONTH the Portuguese will celebrate 50 years since their “Carnation Revolution” overthrew the right-wing dictatorship that had run the country for decades. It will be a reflective moment for many reasons. Portugal has mostly been a model of democratic transition and stability since 1974. Now it is facing a period of political turmoil, after an election on Sunday left no party a clear path to govern.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The surge of the hard right”
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