Socialist MP Ana Sofia Antunes said that Chega members directed offensive remarks at her, including calling her a “freak,” “drug addict” and even “you look like a dead woman.”
Childish insults aside ... if the person with a disability doesn't stand up for something affecting those with disabilities, who will? Isn't that the point of representative governance?
Are people who are voting for Chega candidates really okay with this bullying behavior? Will these cruel individuals who are acting like misbehaving children be held accountable by their voters?
Or, is it like the United States where depending on where you live, your options for local candidates are "limited"? There is a saying in the United States: There are places where voters choose their political representatives and there are more places (due to gerrymandering) where political representatives choose their voters.
The Portuguese system works very differently than the US system, so I don't think gerrymandering is a thing here. It's a parliamentary system so people always have multiple parties to choose from. There are currently 8 parties represented in the Assembleia so its not that anybody doesn't have a choice to vote for a party other than Chega.
I think Chega is doing what its voters want it to do.
Childish insults aside ... if the person with a disability doesn't stand up for something affecting those with disabilities, who will? Isn't that the point of representative governance?
Are people who are voting for Chega candidates really okay with this bullying behavior? Will these cruel individuals who are acting like misbehaving children be held accountable by their voters?
Or, is it like the United States where depending on where you live, your options for local candidates are "limited"? There is a saying in the United States: There are places where voters choose their political representatives and there are more places (due to gerrymandering) where political representatives choose their voters.
The Portuguese system works very differently than the US system, so I don't think gerrymandering is a thing here. It's a parliamentary system so people always have multiple parties to choose from. There are currently 8 parties represented in the Assembleia so its not that anybody doesn't have a choice to vote for a party other than Chega.
I think Chega is doing what its voters want it to do.