🇵🇹 Portugal's politics and elections 2.0

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

So far, Marcelo is leading in every single municipality in the country.

I assume it won't last - I can't imagine he will end up winning the most blood red Alentejo towns.

So far, Marcelo has won the PCP bastion of Avis. It's the first time ever a PCP candidacy, or supported by, loses that municipality.

Not a good sign for the far-left (and for my own prediction).

Pundits are basically saying that, overall there are 2 winners tonight: Marcelo and António Costa. President Marcelo because he's reelected easily, and Costa because he's seeing the far-left crumbling, and the far-right and liberals growing which is hurting the PSD.

I think we need to put an end to this idea that the growth of the far right is Actually Good for the center left. What center-left governments or parties in Europe have benefited politically from the rise of the far right? Not Labour, not the PS in France, not really the SPD or the Greens, and it doesn't look like the PSOE has either. Their victories (and Costa's) came before the far-right really sprang up in their countries.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Rest in oeace.