Charges dropped: another major wobble in corruption case involving government members
Former Secretary of State for Civil Protection walks free, after years under suspicion Public prosecutors have admitted they don’t have any evidence to maintain charges against former Secretary of State
Indecent and bad behaviour: former PM lays into outgoing government
Pedro Passos Coelho echoes calls for ‘political change’ Former PSD prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho has been ‘forced into the limelight’ today by dint of being a witness at the
New Socialist leader promises to unite party
Commentators suggest Pedro Nuno Santos personifies “more of the same” The PS Socialist Party’s new leader is Pedro Nuno Santos, who won internal elections that took place over Friday and
Portuguese show themselves “disgusted” by recent political scandals
Survey comes as PS Socialists vote for new leader to take party into legislative elections By the end of this evening (see update below), the country will know which of
Attorney General to give “special priority” to investigation of crimes committed by politicians
Lucília Gago “feeling attacked by colleagues” since ups and downs of Operation Influencer Attorney General Lucília Gago has broken her habitual “modesty” (the words of Expresso today) to address the
Around 60,000 Socialist party members prepare to choose PM’s successor
Friday sees militants embark on the voting process which lasts till Saturday Between tomorrow and Saturday, around 60,000 socialist ‘militants’ will choose António Costa’s successor as secretary-general of the PS
Portugal’s freemasons speak out against politicians’ inability to solve nation’s problems
“Elected representatives should be elected to promote well-being of citizens” In a rare and thought-provoking interview, the grand master of Portugal’s oldest Masonic Obedience, the Grand Orient of Lusitania (GOL),
Knives out on government’s last day ‘in full swing’
Iniciativa Liberal attempts to force health chiefs to face MPs, in spite of PS block The government’s last ‘day at the helm’ in any meaningful way has been a fairly
Portugal’s president sets dates for resignation of government, dissolution of parliament
Government goes Thursday; parliament on January 15 Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that he will formalise the resignation of the government next Thursday, December 7, pointing to
PS leadership race hots up ahead of Portugal’s elections
Candidates present their strategies With just two weeks to go before the PS Socialist Party elects its new leader, the candidates hoping to win legislative elections on March 10 are