The Carnation Revolution of Portugal Today: The New Challenge from the Far

The Carnation Revolution of Portugal Today: The New Challenge from the Far

In an unmistakable style in the form of a provocative lecture in Lisbon in 2024, at the age of 84 Father Martins Júnior asked: “50 years later, what irony! There are 50 fascists, one for each year, in Parliament. How is this possible?”

When "the Future Was Now”: Prefigurative Politics and the Carnation Revolution

Unless otherwise noted, all images are from the archive of Albano Pereira, selected by Raquel Varela for the 2019 exhibition “Quando mudamos um país ele mud-nos com ele,” supported by the Municipal Council of Oeiras. Note from the editors The translation of this article by Raquel Varela and Roberta Della Santa began as a collaboration between Posle and LeftEast in 2024, marking the 50 year anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. We are publishi…

Central Organ of the Portuguese Communist Party