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Multiple corruption scandals fuel support for populist Chega party led by André Ventura

Portugal’s two-week general election campaign has officially begun with centre-right and centre-left parties leading in the polls, but a far-right populist forecast to collect almost a fifth of the vote is a further sign of Europe’s nativist drift.

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[-] Crisps@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Shutting every complaint down with ‘racist’, ‘fascist’, ‘nazi’ etc. is why far right parties are rising. It is time to stop acting like middle schoolers and allow people to voice concerns and have debate, lest they vote far right as the only alternative. Nobody wants that.

[-] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Mate, far right parties, especially in Portugal want anything but debate. Their whole message is to pollute discussion and make the extremes normal.

A lot of people vote for them as protest but also a lot of people like their racist, fascist rethoric and goals. This is not a “them poor misunderstood far right parties”.

Fortunately no party is collaborating with them so their biggest impact is making sure that a right government can’t really govern.

That being said, every party has their blame in this by not solving problems or improving people’s lives as much as they should have. Another way to fight this is by having proper alternatives that people believe in but that’s easier said than done.

[-] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

Far-right wouldn't win. Poland just PiSsed off the PiS party. At least TVP is airing anti-PiS stuff unlike under the previous government, which TVP was a mouthpiece.

[-] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

We’re talking about Portugal here, not Poland. But yes they won’t win. It’s still problematic

[-] ahriboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 months ago

Socialism would be better for the future of Europe.

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