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
Politicians keen to see people in isolation released in order to vote…
The enormous problem of how to get round the possibility that as much as 12% of the population could be ‘isolating’ due to Omicron by election day has seen politicians
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
PSD leader riding on a high doesn’t mince words over changes at Interior Ministry
With PSD leader Rui Rio now riding on a high (having won the second internal elections to remain as leader), he hasn’t minced his words over changes at the Ministry
Marcelo announces elections for Sunday January 30: “the most reasonable date”
In a 10-minute address to the nation this evening, president Marcelo set Sunday January 30 for the date the country will be going to polls to elect a new government.
Almost all Portugal’s political parties want elections on January 16
Contrary to the dates trailed before President Marcelo met with Portugal’s political parties yesterday, news today is that the consensus is for elections to be called on Sunday January 16
New Year elections: only President Marcelo appears not to want them
With today being ‘decision day’ for the survival of the 2022 State Budget, the truth is that ‘everyone in parliament’ seems to want early elections. Political commentators are agreed: the
“Portugal’s election campaign has already begun”, warns political commentator
With television stations concentrating today on the debate in parliament ahead of voting on the State Budget tomorrow afternoon, political commentator Bernardo Ferrão has said there is no point wasting
Intense night of vote-counting sees PS ‘win’ overall but suffer humiliating defeat in Lisbon
2021’s municipal elections in Portugal will go down as the moment PS Socialists ‘won’ without being able to ‘shout from the rooftops’. As leader writers have all explained, pre-election polls
Portuguese living in Germany focused on elections without Angela Merkel
Portuguese emigrés living and working in Germany are much more concerned today with elections ongoing in their adopted country, given that Angela Merkel is retiring from national politics. TVI24 has