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Portugal’s Centre-Right Sides With the Left To Block Chega

Javier Villamor February 3, 2026

The presidential run-off exposes how Portugal’s mainstream parties now define their red lines—and why voters increasingly look elsewhere.

Portugal Seizes Record Nine Tonnes of Cocaine Off Azores

TEC News / AFP January 26, 2026

To tackle a massive drug shipment, an operation brought together Portuguese naval and air forces with UK and U.S. support.

Ventura Makes History: In Portugal’s Presidential Election, Authenticity Was the Winner

Rafael Pinto Borges January 19, 2026

Today, like never before in Portugal, there is a broad consensus for a national reform implemented from the Right.

Portugal Faces Unpredictable Presidential Vote

TEC News January 18, 2026

The leader of the right-wing Chega party could advance to the second round, marking a significant change in Portugal’s political landscape.

In Portugal’s Election, Ventura Owns the Present

Rafael Pinto Borges January 16, 2026

In 2026, identity and sovereignty are what actually matter. There’s only one candidate saying those words in Portugal—and that’s Ventura.

Chega leader André Ventura (C) gestures during a campaign rally in Braga, northern Portugal, on October 10, 2025, ahead of municipal elections.

Electoral Earthquake in Lisbon: Chega Emerges as Leading Force in Portugal’s Presidential Contest

Javier Villamor January 15, 2026

Immigration, security concerns, and widespread social fatigue have propelled the sovereigntist party to a lead that upends all political calculations.

From ‘Returning to Europe’ to ‘Diluting Europe’: Forty Years of Spain and Portugal in the EU

Javier Villamor January 2, 2026

While Brussels celebrates past successes, the removal of the veto, the erosion of the Single Market, and accelerated enlargement threaten to turn the European project into something very different from what Spain and Portugal signed up to in 1986.

The Portuguese Left’s Attempts To Cancel Christmas Show Wokery Is Still Far from Dead

Rafael Pinto Borges December 28, 2025

When schools remove Christmas symbols, they are not making space for diversity; they are signalling that the majority’s culture is unworthy of being observed or continued.

Portuguese Establishment Media Are Collapsing Like Dominoes

Miguel Nunes Silva December 17, 2025

The legacy media crisis is not entirely the fault of the loss of credibility of the journalistic class but it certainly helped.

Amid Migration Crisis, Portugal Turns Right on Citizenship

TEC News / AFP October 28, 2025

A new government agreement with Chega could reshape one of Europe’s most liberal citizenship regimes.

Tag: Portugal

Portugal’s Centre-Right Sides With the Left To Block Chega

Portugal Seizes Record Nine Tonnes of Cocaine Off Azores

Ventura Makes History: In Portugal’s Presidential Election, Authenticity Was the Winner

Portugal Faces Unpredictable Presidential Vote

In Portugal’s Election, Ventura Owns the Present

Electoral Earthquake in Lisbon: Chega Emerges as Leading Force in Portugal’s Presidential Contest

From ‘Returning to Europe’ to ‘Diluting Europe’: Forty Years of Spain and Portugal in the EU

The Portuguese Left’s Attempts To Cancel Christmas Show Wokery Is Still Far from Dead

Portuguese Establishment Media Are Collapsing Like Dominoes

Amid Migration Crisis, Portugal Turns Right on Citizenship

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