Manifestly wrong

On November 3, protests for housing rights took place in Lisbon, highlighting Portugal's housing crisis. The PS party referred to it as a "housing pandemic," noting that 73.4% of Portuguese own their homes, surpassing the EU average. However, Portugal ranks 14th in the EU for home ownership, with several former communist countries ahead. The article argues that the legacy of communism influenced housing policies, leading to a current imbalance between supply and demand exacerbated by socialist governments. Protesters demand more public housing and state intervention, while leftist parties, supported by the PS, promote these policies as solutions. The author criticizes the acceptance of extreme-left activists as representatives of the population.