Amid Migration Crisis, Portugal Turns Right on Citizenship

Tuesday, October 28th saw Portugal’s minority government secure an accord—with parliamentary populists—to propose a new law toughening the rules on foreigners obtaining Portuguese nationality, officials said.

A first vote on the law was to be held in the parliament later that day following the accord with the national conservative, right-wing Chega party. The new law would notably extend the time required to acquire Portuguese nationality, said Hugo Soares, head of the governing coalition in parliament.

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