Barroso out of Portugalâs upcoming presidential elections
He had already guaranteed it, but now it is official â JosĂ© Manuel DurĂŁo Barroso will not be running for president in Portugalâs upcoming presidential elections in 2016. The European
Government under fire after âdisastrousâ election results
The ruling PSD/ CDS parties couldnât even scrape 30% of the countryâs vote and pundits say the results âraise serious questions over whether the Executive can continue on the same
A vote for change
In a clear âvote of protestâ by the nation against the Social Democrat-led government, results showed that the PSD party had lost a large number of town halls to the
Bush is back
After George W. Bush secured his second term in the White House recently, The Resident asked American citizens living in Portugal what the Presidentâs victory meant to them. The over-riding
Hard work starts
Members of the newly-enlarged European Parliament met for the first time in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The new parliament has 20 official languages and will represent 450 million people. A total
Euro election analysis
Last weekâs elections to the 732-seat European Parliament provided the first major test of the electorateâs views since 10 new countries joined the European Union on May 1. Voters in
No time to walk away from the challenge
The European Parliamentary elections are now over for another five years. The good news for us in the UK was that yet again the Conservatives topped the poll. The other
Claim your US vote
US citizens are reminded that, in order to vote via absentee ballot in the November Presidential elections, you will need to apply now for your absentee ballot. This is accomplished