Europe News Early voting beats previous elections in Portugal's legislative race Party leaders voted in the morning, with the majority emphasising the importance of voting and electoral participation. By 12 pm local time, around 25.56% of voters had cast their ballots. 18/05/2025
Europe News Chega leader André Ventura discharged from hospital The leader of Portugal's third largest party fell ill while speaking at a rally in Tavira in the Algarve. Hospital sources say he suffered an oesophageal spasm associated with a spike in blood pressure. 14/05/2025
Europe News More than 300,000 voters registered for early ballot in Portugal Hundreds of thousands of voters can cast their ballots early this Sunday, ahead of the 18 May legislative elections. This marks the highest number of voters ever registered to exercise their right to vote in advance. 11/05/2025
Europe News Portugal's government falls after failed confidence vote All the opposition parties, with the exception of the Liberal Initiative, voted against the motion of confidence in the government. PM Montenegro even offered to suspend the session if the socialists presented specific questions, but PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos didn't back down. 11/03/2025
EuroVerify Portugal's misleading immigration claims fact-checked The issue of immigration is a prime target for misinformation in countries across Europe, and Portugal is no exception. EuroVerify takes a look at some of the claims by the Portuguese far right. 02/12/2024
Europe News Hundreds of people take to Porto's streets in opposing protests The city of Porto was the scene of two demonstrations: an anti-immigration demo organised by the far-right Chega party and an anti-fascist protest organised by 28 social organisations. The protests took place on neighbouring streets, but never crossed paths. 24/11/2024
Europe News Thousands in Portugal protest against 'uncontrolled immigration' Demonstrators marched through the capital Lisbon with the Portuguese national flag and carried banners bearing slogans like, 'Expulsion of immigrants who commit crimes'. 30/09/2024
Europe News Portugal's far right joins Orbán's 'Patriots for Europe' alliance The far-right, nationalist movement wants to set up a new group in the European Parliament. But it needs at least seven member states on board. 01/07/2024
Portugal Portugal's far-right seduces youth, 50 years on from dictatorship Portugal’s far-right Chega party made historic gains in the country’s national elections held in early March. Taking 18% of the vote, the party sought to seduce Portugal’s youth, in a year which marks 50 years since Portugal overthrew its dictatorship. 26/04/2024
World News Portugal: 50 years after the revolution, are the carnations wilting? 25 April, 2024, marks the 50th anniversary of Portugal's Carnation Revolution. It ended about 41 years of dictatorship and began an era of democracy. The milestone is celebrated as the political landscape shifts, with the centre-right winning recent elections and the far-right gaining ground. 25/04/2024
Portugal Portugal’s new government aims to outmanoeuvre radical populist rivals Portugal's center-right minority government began its term on Tuesday, facing challenges and opportunities after a radical right party's popularity surged. 02/04/2024
World News Portugal's election leaves the nation in a state of uncertainty Portugal's election outcome leaves the nation in a state of uncertainty regarding its future, while simultaneously boosting the morale of the radical right across Europe. 11/03/2024
World News Portuguese centre-right party claims narrow election win The centre-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance beat the Socialist Party for the first time in eight years, but have little chance of forming a majority. 11/03/2024