International press highlights clash between the far-right and surprise candidate Seguro

Justice system freezes bank accounts of anti-immigration radical

Authorities are investigating Afonso Gonçalves, leader of the Reconquista group, for hate crimes.

André Ventura and Operation Brotherhood: silence is consent to the neo‑Nazis

It’s not only the pro‑Ventura columnists at Observador who have numbed their minds and their indignation in the face of neo‑Nazism and its links to Chega. It is all of society that finds it normal for Ventura to remain silent and to consent. Opinion by Ana Sá Lopes

Porto hosts European far-right event

The far-right 'Reconquista' movement is organising the event. Anti-immigration figures have been invited.

Two neo-Nazi groups took part in a Chega demonstration 'against uncontrolled immigration'

Group 1143 was preparing to carry out training with military-grade weapons abroad this coming February.

It is one of the most mobilising campaigns of the past decades for the electorate

Anabela Neves does not expect electoral demobilisation in the presidential run-off; instead she foresees the predominance of feelings of “responsibility”, “stability” and “hope” associated with voting. The international context and fears over the rise of the far right are cited by the CNN Portugal commentator as factors driving mobilisation.

Where are we heading in this run-off? Pedro Magalhães, researcher and political scientist, answers Daniel Oliveira

The first round of the presidential election confirmed trends that had been emerging in the legislative polls, but it freed them from a party discipline that increasingly feels artificial. What emerged from the first round was a fragmentation of the right, tactical voting that favoured the left, the normalisation of the far right, and an electorate that is increasingly volatile, slower to decide and less loyal to party labels. Pedro Magalhães, a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, PhD from Ohio State University and former director of the Polling Centre at the Catholic University, is the guest on the programme “Perguntar Não Ofende”.

Are neo-Nazis also 'decent' Portuguese?

It is highly revealing of the country's current state that Operação Irmandade did not provoke the appropriate public outrage. Opinion by Amílcar Correia.

Ventura refuses to comment on Chega MP's link to neo-Nazi group

To journalists, Ventura insisted that he is heading a 'people's candidacy against the system's candidacy', accusing Seguro of avoiding street campaigning.

André Ventura downplays Cavaco Silva's endorsement of António José Seguro

The leader of the far-right party reiterated that the “elites” are rallying together against him to prevent a victory in the second round of the presidential election.

Group 1143: neo-Nazis in scarves, uniforms and collars

Mário Machado's group may have burst the bubbles in which these phenomena fester, allowing them to infect the heart of the system, reaching teenagers and adults, white- and blue-collar workers. Editorial by Pedro Candeias

André Ventura's silence on the 1143 neo-Nazis

The leader of Chega could not even say, 'I do not like the ideas of 1143.' The tally from the start of the interview on RTP: 12 silences and one lie. Opinion piece by Bárbara Reis.