http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/991bc2285a8fa9d4 https://verfassungsblog.de/as-good-as-it-gets/ As Good as It Gets - Party Bans and Democratic Militancy de Almeida Ribeiro, Gonçalo eng 2024-03-30 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Comparative Constitutionalism Faschismus Fascism Militant Democracy Parteiverbot Parteiverbot Party Ban Faschismus Parteiverbot Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Contrasting the constitutional limitations on the freedom to establish political parties in Italy and Germany brings out two quite different conceptions of militant democracy: one is particularistic, retrospective, and provisional – preoccupied with the transition to democracy; the other is universalistic, prospective, and enduring – concerned with the degeneration of democracy. The Portuguese Constitution, true to its eclectic character and multiple influences, steers a seemingly middle course between these polar options.