Tag: Democracy
Portuguese Snap Elections and the Likely End of the Geringonça: Chronicle...
On Thursday night the Portuguese President formally announced the dissolution of parliament and a snap election for the end of next January.The announcement puts...
Portuguese govt faces budget vote defeat; election likely
Portugals parliament was poised to reject on Wednesday the minority Socialist governments proposed state budget for 2022, a move that would likely trigger a...
Portuguese-speaking Africa: 10 songs for the end of a colonial empire
Un média consacré aux cultures d’Afrique et de sa diaspora. Read More
Trump’s MAGA Movement Sets Its Sights On Brazil’s Democracy
Ex-Trump aide Jason Miller was briefly detained Tuesday in Brazil, where MAGA movement foot soldiers are cheering on another right-wing assault o Read More...
Brazil Coup Fears Rise as Thousands of Jair Bolsonaro Supporters Flock...
An open letter signed by more than 150 leftwing leaders warned that the rallies could be a prelude to a military coup. Read More...
Top Brazilian General Reportedly Backs Bolsonaro Effort To Undermine 2022 Elections...
Brazil's defense minister reportedly suggested canceling the elections if changes aren't made to address the far-right president's baseless claims abou Read More
Angolan police repressed anti-government protests on Independence Day –
As well as holding local elections, the demonstrators demanded the 500,000 jobs promised by President João Lourenço during his election campaign in 2017. Read...
Angolans protest against alleged state corruption –
Dozens of Angolans marched on Saturday against alleged state corruption after Portuguese media accused the president's chief of staff of embezzlement, damaging the credibility...
Outcry as Bolsonaro’s son questions value of democracy in Brazil |...
Carlos Bolsonaro, whose father is an admirer of Brazil’s former military dictatorship, accused of ‘flirting with coup-mongering’... Read More
Democracy and Populism in Southern Europe – Georgetown University
Democracy and Populism in Southern Europe
Copley Formal Lounge, Georgetown University
Monday, April 29th at 9:00 a.m.
The Luso-American Development Foundation, Georgetown University and the Georgetown...