Patrick Costello
@patrickcostello.bsky.social
EU official and diplomat for 27 years turned writer, adviser and thinktanker. European Partnership for Democracy, Election-Watch.EU, Kofi Annan Foundation, Mines Advisory Group.
Except that Portugal was the only country in Europe that didn’t even have a far right party during the 2010s
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Except that Portugal was the only country in Europe that didn’t even have a far right party during the 2010s
My point is that Costa’s fall was in no small part linked to his failure to renew the popular front coalition that had made his first government so popular.
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My point is that Costa’s fall was in no small part linked to his failure to renew the popular front coalition that had made his first government so popular.
Here’s one example from the last decade: www.chartist.org.uk/portugal-and...
Portugal and the fourth way — Chartist
defeat of the socialists in Portugal after a relative success story
www.chartist.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here’s one example from the last decade: www.chartist.org.uk/portugal-and...