Operation Influencer: judge refuses to return €75,800 seized from PM’s official residence
Former Chief of Staff Vítor Escária has already appealed decision The investigating judge in the “Influencer” case that brought down an absolute majority (Socialist) government – and essentially led Portugal
Government prepares public-private partnerships in five hospitals
Public-private partnerships are (successful) models of past administrations The government is preparing to convert five hospitals into public-private partnerships (PPPs). The resolution will be approved today by the Council of
Iniciativa Liberal labels snap election “inexcusable”
Will be backing motion of confidence on Tuesday With the wider opposition seemingly relishing the fact that voters are being faced with the third legislative election in three years, Iniciativa
“Business as usual” for PM in Brussels for emergency defence summit
“Government not limited in any way” In Brussels this morning, for the emergency defence summit of EU leaders, Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has said the equivalent of “it’s business
Election likely between May 11-18 – president
Portugal girds for new political hiatus – or does it? President Marcelo has promised to act “as quickly as possible” if the government’s motion of confidence is rejected by parliament
PM announces motion of confidence
President to address nation at 6.30pm Prime minister Luís Montenegro has seemingly called time on all the political posturing of recent days to announce he will be voting for a
Portugal’s battered government faces second “motion of censure” in less than two weeks
Today’s motion has been tabled by PCP communists In what to outsiders may look like a kind of groundhog day within a turgid soap opera, parliament will be debating and
PS call for parliamentary inquiry into PM’s family business
Socialists accuse PM of “actively contributing to degradation of institutions” The government’s attempts to wriggle out of political crisis are being thwarted at every turn today: PS Socialists are calling
Marcelo ‘did not answer PM’s phone call’
Portugal’s head of state stresses “there is no reason for the (political) crisis” As the reverberations of Saturday night’s ‘address to the nation’ by the prime minister continue, another unfortunate
Socialist MEP wades into gathering political crisis
Urges PS to present its own motion of censure Socialist MEP Francisco Assis has challenged the PS to present a motion of censure if the government does not move forward