🇵🇹 Portugal's politics and elections 3.0

[CumbrianLefty]

So a new leader "bounce" for the PSD, but only a modest one.

[CumbrianLefty]

What was the PCP's attitude towards the 1984 Olympics I wonder.

[CumbrianLefty]

What was the PCP's attitude towards the 1984 Olympics I wonder.

Had to look it up, but found nothing

Not that hard to guess, though? This after all is the party whose response to the fall of the Berlin Wall was to demand that it be rebuilt

[CumbrianLefty]

At the moment, it does look rather like those who said after the last election "the PS should celebrate getting their majority, as its all downhill from now on" were correct.

[CumbrianLefty]

Its a bit like the Tories here though, isn't it.

PS still have a majority so aren't likely to be forced into an election any time soon.

[CumbrianLefty]

Pitagórica poll for TVI/CNN Portugal:

Vote share %:

30.6% PSD (+0.2)
26.9% PS (-9.0)
14.2% CHEGA (+5.1)
  8.0% IL (+2.8 )
  5.6% BE (+2.2)
  2.2% CDU (-2.1)
  1.9% Livre (-0.3)
  0.9% PAN (+0.3)
  0.0% CDS (-0.7)
  9.7% Others/Invalid (+1.5)

Government approval ratings:

53% Bad/Very bad (+12)
34% Average (-6)
12% Good/Very good (-5)
  1% Undecided (-1)

Prime Minister António Costa's approval rating:

63% Disapprove (+9)
31% Approve (-10)
  6% Undecided (+1)

Poll conducted between 11 and 17 January 2023. Polled 828 voters. MoE of 3.48%.

Finally, looks like a major shift. Has been a while coming of course.

[CumbrianLefty]

About the only thing the PS still has going for it is the failure of the PSD to set things on fire.

[CumbrianLefty]

"Sorry, but we made the sitting PM resign by mistake"

[CumbrianLefty]

We don't yet know if this is conspiracy or simple cock up, though.