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Pedro Duarte rejects fighting populism with the populists' own weapons

RTP Notícias28 August 2026 at 13:50

Pedro Duarte, president of the Porto city council, attended the PSD Summer University. During the event, the mayor expressed his position of rejecting the fight against populism through the same strategies and tools used by populists. This approach was presented as an alternative to practices he considers counterproductive in the fight against populist movements. João Soares was also present at the PSD Summer University, suggesting a participation of political figures from different contexts at this event. Pedro Duarte's intervention comes in the context of a broader debate on how traditional parties should respond to the growth of populist forces in Portuguese and European politics.

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