Portugal’s anger over corruption and the economy could benefit a radical right party in election

Corruption is a high-profile issue in the election after the cases “caused a lot of public dismay,” said Paula Espirito Santo, an associate professor at the University of Lisbon’s Superior Institute for Social and Political Sciences. The outrage could give further momentum to a rightward drift in European politics as a radical right populist party benefits from disenchantment with mainstream political parties. Portugal's center-left Socialist Party and center-right Social Democratic Party have alternated in power for decades.