Portugal falls four places in the world democracy ranking

Original text from the newspaper Público

On 31 March 2024, the newspaper Público reported that Portugal fell from 22nd to 26th place in the V-Dem Institute’s (University of Gothenburg) liberal democracy ranking, whose latest report paints a worrying picture of the growth of autocratic regimes worldwide.

Tiago Fernandes, professor at Iscte and coordinator of the part of the study on Portugal, funded by the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation, explains that, despite the decline, Portugal still ranks among the world’s top democracies.

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