PAN goes into meltdown after founder admits he could return
Article updated on February 7: After the catastrophic election results of PAN (the People Animals Nature party), former MP André Silva – PAN’s very first MP, and a shining light
Absolute majority! Portugal votes in four more years of Socialism
PS Socialists – particularly their leader prime minister António Costa – received the best election results they could have hoped for last night, taking the party into ‘historic’ new territory.
“Clear Socialist victory”: exit poll suggests PM Costa will be getting his way
Shouts of victory have already been heard through the halls of Lisbon’s Hotel Altis where PS Socialists are anxiously awaiting the results of today’s snap elections. All exit polls are
Final day of election campaign sees latest poll pointing to “technical draw” between PS and PSD
Today (Friday) is the last day for all the banner-waving processions of party faithful winding through the streets of key constituencies. Saturday sees a rather anachronistic ‘day of reflection’ –
Left-wing party Bloco de Esquerda opposes proposed dump for Loulé
“There are areas of the country where health centres are closed, but dumps are opened.” This is one of the headlines from a statement released by left-wing party Bloco de
PS leader António Costa looking for “big win” in Algarve; vows to diversify region’s economy
The leader of the Socialist PS party (and prime minister) António Costa has urged voters to hand him “another big win” in the Algarve in January 30’s legislative elections. If
PM closes doors on left-wing coalition, insisting on absolute majority
In another pre-election interview, Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has shown himself to be ‘reaching’ for what critics (and the polls) seem to think is impossible: an absolute majority. Talking
Election poll: Majority of citizens want ‘recreation of geringonça’
Following last night’s ‘head-to-head’ between Portugal’s current PM and the man who seeks to dethrone him nothing is any clearer. Some commentators say Socialist António Costa won the debate by
Doctors against breaking Covid isolation to allow people to vote
The Association of Public Health doctors is so against any measure to allow people in isolation out of their homes to vote that they have resorted to veiled threats. Association
“Courage!”: 31 ‘personalities’ call for new left-wing alliance to give Portugal the stability it needs
With tomorrow signalling the moment ‘politics’ will grab centre-stage in the run up to elections on January 30, a group of 31 Portuguese ‘personalities’ have appealed for a new left-wing