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.
‘Criticizing fascism only drives people to the right!’ is fucking horseshit - and the clearest possible illustration that bad faith has no right answer. Play along? They lie, they cheat, they win. Call that out? Oh! Look at how we are prosecuted! All you can do is accuse us of being bastards! No possible way that you just are being bastards, huh? Not like facts could prove those problems are real?!