I am watching Portuguese news right now and there is a very angry debate going on between Luís Montenegro and André Ventura.
I cannot understand what they are saying really but it seems that Portugal is having an election due to “conflict of interest” regarding Montenegro’s family business. My Vavó said something about the PM’s wife but even she is confused about it. I find it funny that they’re having these two right-wing dudes go off on each other on TV but nothing for the PCP-CDU.
I’ve tried to explain to my Vavó that the Ventura guy sucks but it’s difficult to get a handle on things (she thinks he has good points on calling the current PM a liar). Isn’t he also a fan of Salazar? Is Portuguese media trying to drum up more support for CHEGA?
I am always worried about Portugal and since it’s the day before April 25th (anniversary of the Carnation Revolution) I’m a bit more antsy.
This comment was pretty helpful for me https://hexbear.net/comment/6065831
Thank you for bringing this to my attention, it was very helpful! It seems like the public prosecutor is a reoccurring problem here, I had no idea that the PNS was also in hot water since the news show we have on doesn't seem to be too focused on him regarding the scandal, I have seen him covered but the context is a bit different. I use my translator a lot and can understand a few of the words so that is how I know. Also, now I know why I saw Costa sitting next to the German lady in the EU, he is now the president which is interesting.
Anyway the whole comment was incredibly illuminating on the way politics are handled in Portugal and I appreciate it a lot. It unfortunately seems just as messy as here, but the new “socialist” leader seems pretty decent, although I still prefer the PCP.