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Portugal’s Election Gamble: How it Backfired for the Left – TLDR News

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On Sunday Portugal headed to the polls in an election triggered by a power play from the Left Bloc & Communists. However, that move is now looking more questionable, with the electoral gamble certainly not paying off. So in this video we’ll unpack what happened, why the left took such a major chance and why it didn’t work out.

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  1. @jk1llxx

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    "António Costa will remain the Prime-Minister" -woop, that didn't age well

  2. @walesruels

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Is Portugal the only country in Europe (other than Denmark?) where the left-wing has won an election recently?

  3. @brvn02

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Dude chega isnt far right, its the farthest right weve had in portugal, but compared with other parties in other european and extra-european countries its not that far from centre.

  4. @mlevif

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    The only reason they got the majority was because people were afraid of Chega raising to power, so they voted PS. This resulted in the current political crisis.

  5. @Redmailnet

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Portugal's politics are rotten corrupt – been like that for at least 30 years now.

    One of the most incompetent public sectors I've ever seen in my whole life – while the private sector is ultra-greedy. So, there's no growth possible with this kind of leadership.

    The only viable solution is Chega – at least it has solutions and members doing great job for small regions and peripheries around big cities.
    Portuguese's mass-media tries at all cost to damage and label Chega as a far-right and racist party – which is far from the truth.
    Chega want's to change how gypsies are using tax payers money to buy luxury cars while their youth drop school and goes into crime.
    They call it Far-Right 'cos Chega doesn't want a Nanny Government for Portugal.
    They say Chega isn't suitable 'cos they want to demand the BANKS to give back the money they stole during BES Scandal and others.
    They can't call it anything else 'cos they're a bunch of corrupt that have to be careful with accusations since 13 PS ministers already resigned.

    Portugal's not a full representative democracy 'cos there's a few Oligarch and influential old families that still use their power to corrupt.

    So yeah. In short. PS and PSD have the political machine figured out. They go around kissing and dancing with old people, promising them everything. When the elections came, most young people and working class are busy and PS/PSD win from having a bunch of elderly population.

    Now Chega has been growing, mainly 'cos PS/PSD/LEFT are CORRUPT and INCOMPETENT, but also 'cos young people are WAY more educated and are now growing up.
    Simply talking without saying anything won't work any longer.

  6. @fungo6631

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Whenever communists are involved, shit backfires in some way. Never trust the hard left and hard right.
    Commies and nazis cannot be trusted.

  7. @nathanielescudero5379

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    With almost 50,000 British living in Portugal it's great to have a concise update on the political landscape in a format that I can understand.
    My Portuguese is ok for shopping and light conversation. All politics and bureaucracy here is shrouded in legal language. Many (including natives) choose to pay solicitors or administrators to navigate the paperwork.
    More details in the future please.

  8. @brianharris4275

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    " MAKE PORTUGAL GREAT AGAIN" SCREW CHINA AND THE EU.

  9. @jmrev8968

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    The power of USA devil pro sumpS –> portugal/roman ia

    Instead IT TO in-gla-te-rra

    rids my land OFF**🇵🇭

  10. @SergioHBranco

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    This is not true. The geringonça ended with the 2019 elections.

  11. @nostro1940

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Saying chega is fascist is like saying the tories are fascist.

  12. @nostro1940

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    11 months later and it's a corruption clusterfuck without end.
    Poortuguese get what they voted for. Switzerland should just ban all Portuguese immigration

  13. @mirromarnicco3162

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    I can understand why the Communists have done what they did, they are just stupid Leninists, but the Left? Why?

  14. @farinfasfarinfinfinhas7903

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    I have to tell you something. "Chega" is not far-right I must say. It's called far-right by the toxic socialists and commies. There's no far right at the moment in Portugal.

  15. @luisaresta8235

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Well the portuguese dictatorship was not fascist, it was a right wing authoritarian regime. And Chega is more of a conservative party, a little too close to far right but they are similar to Britain's conservative party.
    The rest is spot on, just as a fun fact, it's documented that when Rome was trying to conquer what is now Portugal Julius Caesar proclaimed, Who are those people that don't govern themselves and don't allow others to govern them. Not much has changed

  16. @rof8200

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Large government spending plans and more bureaucrats are continuing to make Portugal extremely business unfriendly

  17. @adrijobecq

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Geringonça actually translates better to "contraption", it's a nameless machine that you don't really know how it works.

  18. @soggybread5853

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Even with all the flaws of the Portuguese government I hear about (no government is perfect), as a Hungarian leftist I would be happy if my country’s politics was more like that of Portugal.

  19. @bfmtrooper5454

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Well, the less left wing parties that are in power around the world, the better. I would rather see the far right in power than any left wing party.

  20. @MasouShizuka

    March 5, 2024 at 11:52 pm

    Huh the communist party is called PCP…

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Can Trump, Putin and Xi Actually End the War in Ukraine?

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Trilateral meeting details
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/putin-proposes-summit-with-trump-xi-discuss-ukraine-deal-wsj-says-2026-10-19/
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-witkoff-putin-trump-zelenskyy-talks-3f00c0c6fd10bab948c2c3f8502e0a91?taid=6ad8c19bf6d6f300019ef9ee&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
https://apec.org/who-we-are/our-members
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261019-putin-xi-and-trump-could-meet-at-apec-summit-kremlin

China
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-turn-china-under-sanctions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_Position_on_the_Political_Settlement_of_the_Ukrainian_Crisis
https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-baerbock-says-china-can-help-end-ukraine-war/a-65566298
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-he-is-open-joining-trilateral-meeting-with-xi-putin-2026-10-19/
https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng./xw/zwbd/202609/t20260929_12033002.html
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xw/fyrbt/202610/t20261020_12043752.html

Russia
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/20/europe/kyiv-under-pressure-as-trump-and-putin-cozy-up-analysis
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k1xj0d708o

The US
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/europe/trump-zelensky-putin-ukraine-war.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP0tOwHnuSM

Ukraine
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5996938/u-s-and-russia-tout-diesel-deal-to-ease-sanctions-and-reopen-fuel-flows
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/20/politics/starshield-ukraine-elon-musk
https://kyivindependent.com/its-significant-ukraine-fears-us-is-withholding-allied-funded-air-defense-supplies-to-pressure-kyiv/
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261019-putin-xi-and-trump-could-meet-at-apec-summit-kremlin

Europe
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-floats-unfreezing-some-russian-assets-restart-ukraine-peace-talks-ft-reports-2026-10-14/
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/08/us-and-russia-explore-nord-stream-restart-sources-say-a93916

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In this video, we thought we’d take a look at how it all went wrong for Macron: what he promised when he came to power, why much of it fell apart, and where France seems headed next.

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X posts:
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2111880065088975333?s=20
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2111882865197625588?s=20
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2111849200379932912?s=20

France finances:

https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.ft.com/content/9b252b46-a87c-45e7-a09a-45a39ce077b8?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Protest coverage:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyd02yz22vo
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/10/17/france-faces-day-of-combined-protests_6758706_7.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7bd4ac59-61e6-4604-a96a-26e7096bf768?shareType=nongiftFrance

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Why Gen Z Protests Are Spreading to Europe

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The Gen Z protests in France have started to spread cross-border through to Spain, Portugal, Italy, and are continuing in Albania and Serbia, so, in this video, we’re taking a look at the underlying reasons behind these protests and what happens next.

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Europe Gen Z Protests
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/20/italy-spain-belgium-portugal-social-unrest-spreads-across-europe-amid-soaring-energy-prices-and-a-housing-crisis_6759435_4.html
https://www.rte.ie/news/a-european-perspective/2026/1020/1596095-spain-youth-protests/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/europe-protests-france-spain-portugal-2026-explainer
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/is-europe-about-to-have-an-1848-moment

France
https://youtu.be/D0lLgflRMKs
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c893v4gx2e47t

Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/milan-luxury-shops-close-italy-to-deploy-troops-youth-protests-europe
https://timesofmalta.com/article/empty-shelves-eurospin-mosta-amid-fuel-protests-italy.1135882

Spain
https://youtu.be/HZs6eG1lB4I?si=09RhFsoQKhiA5m_t
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kej47095no
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/alquiler/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/venta/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps08/default/table

Portugal
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261017-tents-spring-up-in-lisbon-as-portugal-housing-protests-spread
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/venda/historico/
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/arrendamento/historico/

Serbia
https://youtu.be/Fjy6mFrB4gA?si=qo4y1xYBdUSAC0LS
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-election-vucic-b063b0ad14261bb74ad415bfed141941

Albania
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=E9x4fgsMM6pYzrgs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o

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01:01 – France
02:05 – Italy
03:08 – Spain
04:10 – Portugal
04:39 – Albania
05:57 – Serbia
06:56 – Conclusion
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In this video, we’re going to take a closer look at the state of Serbian politics, why a student protest movement gained so much ground in the first place, and whether it actually stands a chance of beating Vucic’s party.

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Student List program:
https://studenti.org.rs/en/plan/
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2105208664881557577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2105208664881557577%7Ctwgr%5E286dd96e36fbc96dbbcd3184e186b4f05377e279%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.danas.rs%2Fvesti%2Fpolitika%2Fstudenti-o-sankcijama-rusiji%2F
https://x.com/studentblokade/status/2055953192458834226
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/09/15/student-list-ready-serbia-elections/

Train station canopy collapse:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/1/mass-protests-planned-as-serbia-marks-anniversary-of-train-station-collapse
https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/president-vucic-inaugurates-novi-sad-subotica-high-speed-line/

CRTA report: https://crta.rs/en/first-interim-report-on-long-term-observation/

Snap elections:
https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-leader-aleksandar-vucic-calls-snap-elections-after-dissolving-countrys-parliament/
https://srpske.rs/en/news/ekonomija/2026/08/02/serbia-600-million-euro-cash-handout-payment-dates

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