#Latest news with #centristPartiesBloomberg3 days agoBusinessBloombergPortugal's Far-Right Chega Shatters 50-Year Two Party DominanceDuring Portugal's recent election campaign, far-right Chega leader Andre Ventura argued that the two centrist parties that have ruled the nation for half a century have failed to increase living standards, control immigration and end systemic corruption. Ventura didn't win the May 18 election but he can no longer be ignored either. His party surged to second place, upending the decades-long dominance of the two groups that have governed Portugal since the end of its dictatorship.
Bloomberg3 days agoBusinessBloombergPortugal's Far-Right Chega Shatters 50-Year Two Party DominanceDuring Portugal's recent election campaign, far-right Chega leader Andre Ventura argued that the two centrist parties that have ruled the nation for half a century have failed to increase living standards, control immigration and end systemic corruption. Ventura didn't win the May 18 election but he can no longer be ignored either. His party surged to second place, upending the decades-long dominance of the two groups that have governed Portugal since the end of its dictatorship.