Portugal: New Government Tightens Immigration Rules
Tougher control of legal labor migration is not enough, surging populist party Chega’s leader says.
Tougher control of legal labor migration is not enough, surging populist party Chega’s leader says.
Nationalist Chega demands inclusion in government to offer support on key issues.
With the national conservative Chega almost tripling its vote, Lisbon has fired the starter pistol for populist success in Europe’s 2024 elections.
After half a century of solid left-wing hegemony, Portugal might be days away from an extraordinary shift to the Right.
Chega has its sights set on smashing 50 years of leftist hegemony.
Chega presents the possibility of a radical change in Portugal.
“Chega is right-wing, but of a non-conservative type. … the bottom line is that we need a real conservative party in Portugal. There is none right now.”
Chega is preparing to govern, but it won’t happen under just any circumstances.
For those who have been paying moderately close attention to European politics over the past several years—and especially over the last year to six months—Chega’s continued electoral ascendency is indicative of a much broader trend presently taking place across much of Europe.
André Ventura wants to make the fight against corruption one of the major axes of his policy.
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