Portugal's politics and elections

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Chances of a bailout? It seems every time I glance at a Portuguese headline these days it's something like "Costa says there will never be a bailout" or "Portugal averts bailout", which aren't great harbingers normally.

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What is the relationship between BE and cDU like?

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btw what's your thoughts on the new UN SG?

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I wonder what the effect geopolitical wrangling between China and the US in the Azores has on the ground?

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who do you vote for Mike?

Also how much of a distinction is there between PSD and CDS?

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Wow, the Portuguese like their politicians!

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What explains the Braga shift?

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Wait...why are the Left parties opposing a minimum wAge hike?

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What is the system used to elect mayors and councils?

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Will Coelho likely be ousted if the PSD fail?

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Sounds like an FF mo

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Fwiw "mug" as a verb in English normally means to rob someone in public. So you may want a different verb, like 'maim', unless in Portugal all dogs are sporting rolexes and iPhones.

I'm guessing it was an initiative of PAN? What are they like?

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Why is Madeira so rightist?

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How factional is PS? I understand Costa is from the left of the party, but does he have any internal enemies or different power bases to keep happy?

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Question Mike: how important is Portugal's relations to its former colonies (and immigration from them) to domestic politics?

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https://newleftreview.org/II/106/catarina-martins-the-portuguese-experiment

Interview (in English) with Catarina Martins of BE

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How was Socrates as PM, aside from the crookedness?

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What can the government do to help prevent these fires? Destroy eucalyptus trees?

Also I hope you and your family/friends have stayed safe in these events, Mike.

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Erm, why were the Communists in a coalition with PSD?

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- Changes in the electoral system: Introduction of FPTP, with also a national constituency to obtain proportionality;

MMP?

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What would BE's main demands be?

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What's your opinion on bullfighting? Why did the communists support the ban?

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Has the PAN man done anything interesting in office?

What is Costa's record like in environmental and energy issues?

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Do Portuguese people actually like bullfighting, or is it the domain of old people like in Spain?

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Do Portuguese people actually like bullfighting, or is it the domain of old people like in Spain?

Well, bullfighting is still relatively popular in Portugal. Although there isn't, i believe, numbers to prove it, common sense would say that younger people, particularly in urban/suburban areas, would be quite disinterested with bullfighting compared with older of middle age people. In rural areas, particularly in Alentejo, things may be different, but, this is just my understanding.

Now, and this can be proven with official numbers, bullfighting is gaining new spectators year after year. In 2017, there were 435,660 spectators in bullfighting events, meaning an average of 2,591 spectators by event, an increase of 9.1% compared with 2016.

Could the latter figure simply represent more disposable income rather than renewed interest in the fights?