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
Socialists “beat austerity, balanced budget, gave country more freedom” – PM
PM gives speech following approval of State Budget; no questions allowed PM António Costa gave his assessment of the PS Socialists’ last eight years in government, following the approval of
PM at strategic agenda debate on EU post-2024
António Costa has said future executive role ‘not on his horizon’ Portugal’s caretaker prime minister, António Costa, is taking part in a dinner debate this evening on the European Union’s
Former PS mayors to face trial for corruption
Operation ‘Teia’ (Web): accusations move forwards Operation Teia, which broke over four years ago, is inching forwards with the formal charges now made against two former PS Socialist mayors (of
State Budget debate: what opposition parties are pushing for
Rectifying budget “could be presented” after March elections In many ways, the settling of Portugal’s State Budget for 2024 is ‘academic’: elections in March will see a new government taking
Parliament convenes for “marathon debate” on 2024 budget
… with João Galamba, official suspect in Operation Influencer, returning as MP Parliament reconvenes this afternoon to start the ‘marathon debate’ on the outgoing PS government’s State Budget for 2024.