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Portugal is the EU country that fell the most in democracy quality indexes

RTP Notícias15 September 2026 at 10:10

Portugal is the European Union country that fell the most in democracy quality indexes in the last five years. An international report points to breaks in electoral credibility and in freedom of expression in the country.

The Portuguese situation arises at a time when democratic setbacks are occurring practically all over the world, according to the same report. This phenomenon of regression is not exclusive to Portugal, but the country was identified as having suffered the biggest drop among the European Union member states.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal are directly affected by this decline in democratic quality, which is reflected in concrete concerns about the credibility of the electoral process and about freedom of expression in the country. This report positions Portugal as the most negative case in the EU on this matter, which may have implications for citizens' confidence in Portuguese institutions and the political system.

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