In another sign that the left across the West is in retreat, the voters of Portugal have handed the ruling Socialist party a crushing defeat.
The election results gave the center-right Social Democrats (funny, I always figure Social Dems=left wing-but not in Portugal!) enough seats that it will be able to coalition with the more conservative Democratic and Social Center (CDS). Between the two parties they will have 129 seats in the upcoming parliament.
This is the basic trend in the West. The left enacts disastrous economic policies, then in the case of Portugal increases of unemployed are unsustainable. And they are another country of Europe showing the folly of having a unified monetary unit, the uninspiring Euro, and little for the member states to do when their economies go south.
Also, it is a rejection of the march towards a politically unified Europe.
This is good news for conservatives everywhere. And it is showing that the people want change that they can really believe in. Not platitudes.
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