Portugal: From exception to the epicentre

Carvalho, J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-14145-4_6

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/32378

Author(s):	Carvalho, J.
Editor:	Kennet Lynggaard Mads Dagnis Jensen
Date:	2023
Title:	Portugal: From exception to the epicentre
Book title/volume:	Governments' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe: Navigating the perfect storm
Pages:	65 - 75
Reference:	Carvalho, J. (2023). Portugal: From exception to the epicenter. In K. Lynggaard, M. D. Jensen, & M. Kluth (Eds.). Governments' responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe (pp. 65-75). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14145-4_6
ISBN:	978-3-031-14144-7
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):	10.1007/978-3-031-14145-4_6
Abstract:	Portugal benefited from late exposure to the COVID pandemic, as the local community transmission was only observed from March 2020 onwards. Portugal’s response to the health crisis was initially framed as a success due to the limited intensity of infection rates. However, this narrative was severely challenge by a spike in daily cases observed in January 2021 due to the lifting of restrictions during the Christmas season. To tackle uncontrolled virus dissemination, the government imposed two periods of national lockdown. In political terms, the health crisis failed to enhance the polarization of the political system as a close coordination was observed between the Portuguese President of the Republic and the Prime-Minister. Likewise, a consensual approach was adopted by the main opposition party towards the government. Nonetheless, the health crisis provoked distress regarding the support of the Portuguese left-wing parties for the Socialist minority government.
Peerreviewed:	yes
Access type:	Open Access
Appears in Collections:	CIES-CLI - Capítulos de livros internacionais

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