President convenes Council of State to decide on political situation in Madeira
Having heard all the political parties with seats in Madeira’s regional parliament today, President Marcelo has convened a Council of State for January 17, ostensibly to “discuss the political situation”
Portugal’s far-right leader tells MPs he will run in 2026 presidential election
André Ventura requests “utmost secrecy about situation” The leader of Portugal’s far-right party CHEGA, André Ventura, has announced in a letter to MPs that he will be running in the
Nineteen year old dies after shooting in Amadora
Young man shot during New Year festivities A 19-year-old died in the early hours of this morning after being shot in Amadora, during the New Year festivities. According to reports,
CHEGA ‘fully pumped’ for 2025
CHEGA’s New Year message: ‘Let 2025 be the year of “definitive affirmation” that CHEGA is a party for an alternative’, could be seen as an ambition lifted from the winning
Government’s ‘super-manager’ quits before he starts
Following the ‘misunderstanding’ (widely believed to have been politically-motivated) between the Bank of Portugal (now governed by former Socialist finance minister Mário Centeno) and the government, the proposed ‘super manager’
Madeira’s political ‘mega-shambles’ sees parties summoned to Belém
President Marcelo to hear all seven parties next Tuesday With Madeira’s PSD government once again on life-support, President Marcelo has called all parties with representation in the regional parliament to
CHEGA seizes on Viseu shooting to press for urgent parliamentary debate
Party leader describes “growing state of insecurity in Portugal” The leader of Portugal’s right-wing party CHEGA has called for an urgent debate in parliament on January 7, dedicated to security
Lisbon City Council (and Mayor) ‘could fall’
The tenuous grip that Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas has on ‘power’ has been challenged following a story, in Expresso last week, suggesting the way in which he promoted councillors to
Prime minister “astonished” by continuing public discussion on security
“No police operation in Portugal is aimed at a specific community” A week after the ‘controversial police operation’ in Martim Moniz, criticism shows little sign of letting up – to
Opposition tear into PM’s Christmas speech
PM highlights ‘work of the government’ and commitment to fighting crime No sooner had prime minister Luís Montenegro given his Christmas message yesterday, than the majority of political parties in