Portugal’s post-revolutionary malaise is a warning to the West. The Carnation Revolution promised freedom but, through left-wing cultural hegemony and the destruction of national capacity, delivered dependence, parochialism, and poverty.
After the last election, Portugal’s social democrats “had everything to guarantee a stable government with a right-wing majority in alliance with Chega” but chose a coalition with the left.
CHEGA’s recent motion of no confidence against the incumbent government exposes the rift between the legacy centre-right and the rising populist party.
