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Portugal falls four places in the world democracy ranking<\/h1>\n

Original text from the newspaper P\u00fablico<\/i><\/p>\n

\"World<\/p>\n

On 31 March 2024, the newspaper P\u00fablico reported that Portugal fell from 22nd to 26th place in the V-Dem Institute\u2019s (University of Gothenburg) liberal democracy ranking, whose latest report paints a worrying picture of the growth of autocratic regimes worldwide.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s top democracies.<\/p>\n

Read the <\/i>full article in P\u00fablico<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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