Author(s): Pimenta, David ; Magalhães, Pedro C.
Date: 2025
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/102717
Origin: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
Subject(s): elections; electoral campaign; government formation; party system; radical right; Portugal
The 2025 Portuguese legislative elections consolidated a fundamental change in the country’s party system. Triggered by a high-profile political scandal, the election returned the center-right AD to government. However, it also propelled the radical right Chega to second place in parliament, overtaking the center-left Socialist Party and effectively ending Portugal’s historically duopolistic political landscape. This research note analyzes the electoral campaign dynamics, competing policy agendas, and voter realignments that shaped the electoral outcome.
