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
PM holds out for absolute majority in January elections: if not, will resign
Prime minister António Costa is refusing any thought of a ‘central alliance’ with the PSD, the only ‘other party’ with a chance of victory in upcoming legislative elections. He reiterated
Algarve’s PSD MP Cristóvão Norte dropped from PSD ‘lists’ to fight elections
Algarve PSD MP Cristóvão Norte was one of a number who learnt this week that they have been dropped from the official lists of candidates drawn up to fight upcoming
Business confederations lay down conditions for return to negotiations table
Representatives of the four business confederations have explained their no-show earlier today to discuss (the government’s plans for) dishing out €24 billion in Portugal 2030 funding (click here). In a
PSD leadership battle: Paulo Rangel “refuses to suspend democracy”
With the CDS-PP in such a stage of internal rancour that leading militants are walking away in disgust, PSD – Portugal’s main opposition force – is in much the same
Moody’s: Political impasse is negative for Portugal’s credit
Moody’s – one of the world’s leading ratings agencies – has given a fairly dismal overview of Portugal’s current situation. In an analysis published today, it considers that on the