With the political future of Portugal’s former prime minister António Costa very much in the balance (European aspirations may not end up happening, analysts in Brussels have explained, largely because of the ‘rise of the right wing/ far right’ which “would have a field day” with the ‘suspicions of corruption/ cronyism outlined in Operation Influencer’) political commentator Luís Marques Mendes has revealed that certainly a ‘pro-tem’ role will be in political commentary for a media channel that does not yet exist. Medialivre is a project underway by the owners of Correio da Manhã/ CMTV, said Marques Mendes on his regular Sunday evening slot on SIC Notícias – and António Costa will be one of its attractions.
