2024 Portuguese snap Legislative Elections

[Zanza]

Was torn between the elephant plushie and the sun glasses. Voted

[Sophie Scholl]

Went with the Traditional Languish Pick. I was happy with the result when I looked her up. 

[Josquius]

Today I learned the conservative party in Portugal is called the social democrats 

[Duque de Bragança]

Check your info, because the conservatives are the CDS-PP (Centro Democrático e Social-Partido Popular). Problem is, they are a junior partner in the current centre-right/conservative coalition (2 MPs vs 77 for the PSD (centre-right). PSD stands for Partido Social-Democrata, by the way. 

There is also a monarchist party in the AD (Aliança Democrática) but they are not significant and even imploded before the election.  Name: Partido Popular Monárquico

N.B: the monarchists are only allied to the centre-right and conservatives in Continental Portugal, not in the archipelagos of Madeira and Azores. 

PS: translations are pretty easy to figure out.

[Duque de Bragança]

For the Germans other than Syt which mentioned it once, CDU i.e Coligação Democrática Unitária are communists, with some self-styled Greens 

Their candidate is in the last pic I posted, the one which could not make it to the poll.

[Valmy]

Today I learned the conservative party in Portugal is called the social democrats 

Sort of like how the far right nationalist authoritarian party in Russia is called the Liberal Democratic Party.

[Barrister]

Today I learned the conservative party in Portugal is called the social democrats 

Sort of like how the far right nationalist authoritarian party in Russia is called the Liberal Democratic Party.

The grand-daddy of all political party "false advertising" names was that a little German political party called the National Socialists...

[Duque de Bragança]

Today I learned the conservative party in Portugal is called the social democrats 

Sort of like how the far right nationalist authoritarian party in Russia is called the Liberal Democratic Party.

Think of the PSD as a bourgeois social-democrat party in the German style, as in post Bad Godesberg Program (1959), with Helmut Schmidt as a model. The left wing of the PSD is not that far apart from the right wing of the PS, as a matter of fact.

The CDS-PP is the real Conservative party, of the Christian Democrat variety, such as the CDU in Germany, pre-Merkel that is.
The near-collapse of the CDS-PP is one of the reasons for the surge of a new party on the right, more precisely to the right of the CDS-PP. More info on that shortly.

[HVC]

The funny part is that guys PHD thesis was about the harm of populism and attacking minorities plus he's an ex seminary and writes homoerotic novels, so possible closet case . Sheilbh would love him

[Duque de Bragança]

The funny part is that guys PHD thesis was about the harm of populism and attacking minorities plus he's an ex seminary and writes homoerotic novels, so possible closet case . Sheilbh would love him

You forgot the worst part, he was a well-known pro-Benfica troll post-game analyst/colour commentator in a trashy news channel. 
A former PSD guy, who did not advance quickly enough, for him that is, and saw on opening on the right, I guess.

As for his literary works, wiki only gives these

Books
Introdução à Fiscalidade, e-book, Lisboa (2017)
Justiça, Corrupção e Jornalismo (co-authored with Miguel Fernandes), Vida Económica (2015)
A Nova Justiça Internacional, Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2015)
A Nova Administração Pública (inclui a nova Lei Geral do Trabalho em Funções Públicas anotada), Quid Juris, Lisboa (2014)
A Reforma do IRC (com António Carlos dos Santos), Vida Económica, Lisboa (2014)
Lições de Direito Fiscal, Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2014)
Lições de Direito Penal, Volume I, UAL / Instituto de Direito Publico / Chiado Editora (2013), Montenegro, com 2.ª ed. revista, pela Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2008)
A Última Madrugada do Islão, Chiado Editora, Lisboa (2009)

Not that exciting. 

[HVC]

Being a Benfica fan is his only good quality

[Duque de Bragança]

Yes, for Moors and/or Salazarists. 

[HVC]

Weird, wiki has this section:

He published two novels, Montenegro in 2008, and A Última Madrugada do Islão ("The Last Dawn of Islam") in 2009, both with significant elements of female submission and homoeroticism.

But only lists one of his novels in his books section. Read up about him a few weeks ago when my mom mentioned him.

[HVC]

Yes, for Moors and/or Salazarists. 

Hey, if you kept bribing the refs Porto could be doing better. No need to be salty at Benfica for being ahead of you

I don't actually follow Portuguese soccer my dad was a Benfica fan, his brothers sporting though.

[Duque de Bragança]

Weird, wiki has this section:

He published two novels, Montenegro in 2008, and A Última Madrugada do Islão ("The Last Dawn of Islam") in 2009, both with significant elements of female submission and homoeroticism.

But doesn't list those novels in his books section. Read up about him a few weeks ago when my mom mentioned him.

Point taken but female submission and homoeroticism are not exactly compatible. 
Also, not a fan of islam; death penalty in islam for homosexuals might be as stumbling block, given the homoeroticism.

Montenegro is the surname of the PSD leader. Coincidence? Of course not!