CHEGA demands scrutiny of “all directly awarded contracts” for World Youth Day
A bit like Rumpelstiltskin, CHEGA appears to be the only political party that has emerged following the ‘fantastic success’ of World Youth Day to start stamping its feet and demanding
Madeira speaker asks president not to sign ‘unconstitutional’ drug law
Archipelagos have their own often acute drug issues, but were not even consulted The speaker of Madeira’s regional assembly, José Manuel Rodrigues, has asked Portugal’s head of state not to
Europe increases number of parliamentary seats, but none available to Portugal
The European Parliament will have 15 more seats after the European elections in June next year, but none will be available to Portugal due to the small size of this
CHEGA in Madeira with eye on September elections
CHEGA leader André Ventura has been visiting Madeira, intent on ‘puncturing’ the two party system that marks national politics. Madeira’s legislative elections come in a few weeks time (on September
PAN “ponders complaint to European Union” over felling of 1,821 cork oaks
So far PAN is the only party in parliament (represented by just one MP) that has openly repudiated the government green-light on the felling of 1,821 cork oaks to make
Former PSD heavyweight accused of corruption
PSD party “withdrew confidence in Joaquim Pinto Moreira” almost two months ago Former deputy chairman of the PSD parliamentary bench Joaquim Pinto Moreira has been charged with two crimes of
Marcelo starts hearing parties ahead of Council of State
President Marcelo is starting today hearing political parties with seats in parliament on what they think about ‘the situation of the country’ and their opinions at the end of this
Criticism as former secretary of State pulls out of parliamentary hearing
Bloco de Esquerda accuses Capitão Ferreira of “arrogance” With heightened press attention this morning on the possibility of corruption within the former PSD leadership of Rui Rio, the government’s latest
Suspicions of embezzlement and abuse of power by former PSD hierarchy
PJ police lead searches of home of former party leader, MPs and party HQ Wednesday broke with the news nationally that former PSD leader Rui Rio is involved in suspicions
PM in Lithuania, visiting Portuguese Air Force military ahead of Vilnius summit
Portugal’s PM António Costa is already in Lithuania – ahead of the NATO summit in Vilnius, starting tomorrow – in order to visit Portuguese military taking part in the Air