PMâs âlevel of political courageâ given B-
Former president Cavaco Silva pens blistering column in PĂșblico ormer President of the Republic Cavaco Silva has written another of his damning opinion columns in PĂșblico today, giving prime minister
EspĂrito Santo slush fund âfinanced Cavaco Silvaâs presidential campaignâ
The so-called slush fund of failed financial Grupo EspĂrito Santo âillegally financedâ the candidacy of AnĂbal Cavaco Silva in the presidential campaign of 2011. This is the claim of weekly
Cavaco fined as he steps down as Portugalâs president
Stepping down in little more than two weeks after 10 years as the countryâs president, Cavaco Silva has been slapped with a âŹ700 fine. Described as âunprecedentedâ, it emanates from
Cavaco vetoes gay adoptions and proposals to liberalise abortion law
Outgoing president Cavaco Silva has exercised his right to veto legal proposals, sending back to parliament the left wing projects to allow same-sex adoptions and liberalisation to abortion laws. But
Tough-talking ceremony sees Portugalâs Socialist government sworn in under heavy cloud
Portugalâs new Socialist government – the first executive to seize power after it had effectively lost at the polling booths – continued to make history yesterday, with the most sombre
Government on tenterhooks as President Cavaco delays resolution
More than a week after Portugalâs PSD/CDS-PP government was rejected in Parliament, the country is still hardly any closer to knowing what the next government will be or when it
Cavaco commends Madeira on its bananas: âTheyâre bigger and tastierâ
With the future of the government in his hands, President Cavaco Silva still finds time and ways to turn peopleâs attention away from Portugalâs political crisis. On a trip to
UK press dubs Portugal âproblem child of the Eurozoneâ as Cavaco stays silent
With total uncertainty over when President Cavaco Silva intends to address the nation on the form of the next government, a UK newspaper has dubbed Portugal âthe problem child of
Cavaco in hot seat as Portugalâs political leaders âoffer very littleâ
President of the Republic Cavaco Silva embarks on two days of talks with Portugalâs political parties today, knowing that by Thursday he has to make the unenviable decision over who
Cavaco gives parties until October 21 and 22
As Portugalâs political shambles lurches into the realms of recrimination, President of the Republic Cavaco Silva has drawn a line in the sand. Announcing on his official page that he