Centre-right government in Portugal – Nationalist Chega grows unabated
Portugal’s center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won the 2024 legislative election, forming a minority government under Prime Minister Luís Montenegro. The far-right Chega gained influence, complicating governance. To avoid political instability, the 2025 state budget passed with the Socialist Party (PS) abstaining. Key policies include tax incentives for young workers to prevent emigration and a corporate […]
Crime and drug-addled Ecuador holds election over its future
Ecuador’s 2025 elections face significant challenges, including rising crime linked to drug gangs, political instability, and economic struggles. The presidential race is set for a runoff on April 13, 2025, between incumbent President Daniel Noboa (center-right) and Luisa González (left-wing). Both candidates have distinct visions for the country’s future, with Noboa focusing on combating crime […]
Jouvenelian Trilemmas and the Revenge of the Proletariat
By Miguel Nunes Silva In New English Review *** With the onset of the second Trump administration, we are hopefully entering the end of the woke era. In liberal societies, it is quite normal to find marginal voices for fringe beliefs. Wokeism’s existence is not a problem in itself as people enjoy freedom of conscience, in […]
Portugal’s Establishment Right Under Siege
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** On Sunday 16th, Portugal’s third largest party CHEGA! [PfE]—currently at around 20% in the polls— announced that it would present a vote of no confidence against the ‘centre-right’ government of PM Luís Montenegro, who narrowly won a slight plurality in last year’s national election. In 2024, […]
A Oportunidade Histórica de Portugal na Área da Energia
Por Miguel Nunes Silva No Folha Nacional *** Portugal tem-se afirmado discretamente resiliente num mundo a braços com crises energéticas, inflação e convulsões geopolíticas. No ano passado, o país assegurou 71% das suas necessidades de electricidade com energia renovável – um feito que poucas outras nações podem igualar, ainda que a maior parte da energia […]
Olavo de Carvalho and Hemispherical Conservatism
By Miguel Nunes Silva In New English Review *** The conservative renaissance which was ushered by the abuses of progressive political hegemony in recent history, and incarnated in phenomena such as Brexit, Trump, Bolsonaro or Orbán, has fostered much cross cultural and international dialogue. Conservative activists and politicians throughout the cultural West have moved quickly to […]
The Decades of Deceit: Teleology by Simulacra under Western Postmodernism
By Miguel Nunes Silva In New English Review *** In 2024, it is perhaps too soon to judge the 21st century. Nonetheless, one must concede that a certain pattern seems to be forming. 20th century decades had different atmospheres to them, ranging from the confidence of the 50s and 80s to the disillusionment of the 70s, […]
Joacine e a Beleza de Travar Marxistas
Por Miguel Nunes Silva No Folha Nacional *** No passado mês de Junho, aquando de uma visita ao Museu de História Natural e da Ciência, no Príncipe Real, fotografei e publiquei uma exposição temporário do museu, de nome O Impulso Fotográfico, (des) Arrumar o Arquivo Colonial. A exposição consistia numa montagem ultra-política, de objectos, textos e […]
Boy King, Deep State
By Miguel Nunes Silva In The European Conservative *** “Let life be short, else shame will be too long” Shakespeare, Henry V Fate has its ironies. The successor to the larger-than-life Henry VIII would end up being his infant son Edward VI, who would only rule for six years. While not as seminal as […]
Iran’s Karma
By Miguel Nunes Silva In Brussels Report *** It may seem like a distant memory now but half a century ago, Tel Aviv and Tehran were close allies. Much changed after the Islamic revolution but the enmity was not an inevitability. The Carter administration was even willing to recognize the new theocratic regime which had […]
