Marcelo moves on ‘revolving doors’ – but not convinced it will make much difference
Promulgates diploma increasing “período de nojo” President Marcelo has today promulgated the amendment to the law that increases the number of years that a politician cannot work in companies in
Marcelo vetoes decrees on gender neutrality/ identity and expression
Says bid to allow children to decide own gender at school “does not respect role of parents” President Marcelo has navigated his way through the delicate ‘gender debate’ and come
Marcelo’s greatest fear: a third parliamentary dissolution
PSD’s categoric ‘no’ to alliance with CHEGA could cause (major) problems With so many media stories today focused on the looming elections, Expresso has carried a story that suggests they
President expresses hopes Portugal will do “more, better” in 2024
President Marcelo has high hopes for 2024 Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has said that he hopes that in 2024 the country will try to do “more or better”
President’s New Year’s speech ‘left out’ important message
Ricardo Costa, journalist and broadcaster, has stressed in a short clip today that President Marcelo left out a very important message in his New Year’s speech yesterday, in which he
Vote, vote, vote: President’s New Year’s message
“Without vote, there is no liberty or democracy” Following a roller-coaster 2023, President Marcelo addressed the country on the 1st day of 2024 to stress the importance of citizens exercising
Migrants should be respected without discrimination – president
Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has called today for respect for the rights of all migrants, “without discrimination”, whether their movement is forced, voluntary or formally authorised. Marking International
President’s son in new controversy
Nuno Rebelo de Sousa already deeply implicated in Brazilian twins favoritism row With no day passing without another angle to the ‘favoritism row’ that has seen Portugal’s president issue multiple
Portugal’s president embarks on ‘veto-fest’
Vetoes consecutive diplomas for professional orders, pushed through by PS Socialists Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been on what looks like a veritable ‘veto-fest’, refusing to rubber-stamp a
Calls to hear president’s son on €4 million medication case-that-won’t-go-away
Portugal’s swirling favoritism controversy keeps on running The news over this long weekend has been almost equally divided between politicians criticising each other (in the ‘election race’ that will be