The New Social Order ( pt, Nova Ordem Social, NOS), was a

far-right Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are political beliefs and actions further to the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being ...

political movement in Portugal. Founded by Mário Machado in 2014 after he distanced himself from the

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due to the party's opposition to the more extremist elements of the movement, Machado had also previously been a member of the Portuguese Hammerskins.

History

In February 2019 the movement organised a march through the streets of Lisbon to commemorate former prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar, whose rule has been described as

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and nationalist. The march numbered around fifty and lasted around an hour. On August 10, 2019 the New Social Order organised an event which it called the "largest nationalist event in Portugal". Sixty-five attendees were present with delegations from numerous far-right parties across Europe, the event was held at the SANA hotel in

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. In response to the event hundreds of demonstrators protested outside the hotel and prime minister

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was criticised for allowing the event to take place without intervention on behest of the government.

Notes and references

{{reflist Far-right movements in Europe Far-right politics in Portugal