A emergência de novos partidos em Portugal: a década de 2010

Abstract

This essay aims to uncover the key factors for the emergence of new political parties in the decade of 2010, in Portugal. For that we considered two axes of research: the systemic axis,to ascertain the political, social and economic context; and the particularistic axis, to determine its ideological mark, ideational purpose and valences of its founders and leaders. The results point to three major conclusions: i) the crisis did not present itself as a great mobilizer for the creation of new parties; ii) the Geringonça accentuated the left vs. right divide; and iii) the opposition tends to generate new rupturing and purifying parties.