Portugal Elects for the Third Time in Three Years without a Prospect of Stability

After the socialist long-term prime minister Costa and a short conservative intermezzo is re-elected on Sunday. But is the wall against the right?

This Sunday 18 May the Portuguese are called to the polls in advance to elect the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. As usual, the weeks before the legislative elections in Portugal have been marked by the dissemination of bulls about the candidates and the electoral process. In addition, narratives of disinformation have circulated about the migrants who have also been spread by political representatives.

Immigration has also been used as an electoral weapon in elections advanced by an alleged case of political corruption. More information: Portugal's conservative government will expel 18,000 immigrants to scratch votes to the far right in elections