{"id":55822,"date":"2024-11-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/?p=55822"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:37:26","slug":"suggested-reading-25-november-the-issue-only-interests-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/suggested-reading-25-november-the-issue-only-interests-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Suggested reading: 25 November. \u201cThe issue only interests politicians\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>25 November. \u201cThe issue only interests politicians\u201d<\/h1>\n<p><i>Original text from RTP Not\u00edcias<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55689\" src=\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro.jpg\" alt=\"Flag of Portugal flying\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/na-imprensa-bandeira-portugal-mastro-1000x667.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 20 November 2024, RTP Not\u00edcias published a piece by Antena 1 featuring the analysis of Filipa Raimundo, professor of Political Science at Iscte and author of the book \u201cDitadura e Democracia\u201d, on the official commemorations of 25 November.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the researcher, the anniversary does not mobilise society \u2013 neither ordinary citizens nor academia \u2013 and is mainly of interest to the political world. She associates this interest with right-wing parties, which, in her view, seek to appropriate part of the memory of democratic Portugal.<\/p>\n<p><i>Read the <\/i><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rtp.pt\/noticias\/politica\/25-novembro-o-assunto-interessa-apenas-aos-politicos_a1616323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full article on RTP Not\u00edcias<\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 20 November 2024, RTP Not\u00edcias published a piece by Antena 1 featuring the analysis of Filipa Raimundo, professor of Political Science at Iscte and author of the book \u201cDitadura e Democracia\u201d, on the official commemorations of 25 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