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Shattering the duopoly: the 2025 Portuguese elections and the rise of the radical right
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Main Authors: | Pimenta, David |
| Other Authors: | Magalhães, Pedro C. |
| Subject: | elections electoral campaign government formation party system radical right Portugal |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
| Summary: | 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. |
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