Big bang in Portugal: Right-wingers make strong gains in the election. Portugal had long been considered a bulwark against right-wing extremism across Europe.
But corruption, housing shortages and other social and economic problems have probably put an end to this choice of direction. The election was also characterized by housing shortages, which hit the low-wage country particularly hard - and which, according to observers, also provide breeding ground for the shift to the right. The official count also seemed to confirm media forecasts that the Socialist Party (PS) may have only come in second this time.