PSD leader blasts government’s “political cronyism”
Accuses PS Socialists of plunging Portugal’s democracy into “3rd swamp in 22 years” Luís Montenegro, leader of Portugal’s PSD social democrats – the strongest party in opposition – has accused
Portugal’s prime minister resigns
Paper edition updated story: PM resigns following corruption swoop on inner circle Two key ministers cited, chief of staff arrested along with PM’s ‘best friend’ Portugal’s prime minister António Costa
Government in crisis as public prosecutors swoop on ministers’ homes
Prime minister’s official residence among those being searched Tuesday has broken with news that the homes of various government ministers, present and past, are being searched over suspicions of irregularities
“Corruption installed in Portugal”: President of country’s Supreme Court lets rip
Says justice “not a priority for political power” In (a fairly explosive) interview, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ), Henrique Araújo, denounced the “installed corruption” in Portugal
Portugal falls 13 places in ‘political representation index’ in report on democracies
Citizens feel less represented by their ‘leaders’ Portugal has fallen 13 places in the ‘political representation index’ of the annual report on the Global State of Democracies. What this means
Former Algarve mayor, former MP charged in long-running corruption investigation
Operation Triangle covers truncated tenure of former PSD mayor Conceição Cabrita The Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued charges for various crimes – including corruption – for the former mayor of
2024 State Budget: debate begins in parliament
… with opposition focus on tax tweaks Portugal’s parliament begins two days of debate today in the first reading of the Socialist government’s budget bill for 2024. None of the
Finance minister warns of “dangers of eastward EU expansion”
By arithmetic alone, Portugal will move to top of bloc’s ‘richest countries’ Portugal’s finance minister, Fernando Medina, has said today that the eastward enlargement of the European Union is a
IL leader ‘challenges PM’ to drop proposed road fund tax hike on old vehicles
With the petition against the government’s proposal to massively increase road fund tax on old vehicles gaining new support by the hour the leader of Iniciativa Liberal, Rui Rocha, has
PSD announces it will be voting against government’s State Budget
No surprises today as PSD leader Luís Montenegro announces his party has decided to vote against the government’s proposed State Budget for 2024. Antipathy to the budget is running through