Quote from the piece by Teresa Violante: "Portugal was the last Western European country without a significant far-right force in its political system. That exceptionalism is over."

On 8 Feb 2026, Portugal votes in a presidential runoff. 🇵🇹

For TERESA VIOLANTE, this is about more than the candidates: the Seguro–Ventura contest crystallizes a clash between liberal and illiberal democracy.

verfassungsblog.de/portugal-pre...

After more than 25 years of comparative law scholarship I have learned something. The most important thing is not the method, school of thought, choice of countries, or field of law. The most important thing is to be curious and keep asking 'how' and 'why'. The rest will sort out itself.

Obrigada pela receção. É bom encontrar logo amigos ❤️