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
President vetoes government’s alterations to two professional statutes
Government alterations to the professional statutes of engineers and architects have been vetoed by President Marcelo, who has given indication that there is room for the government, even in management
Favoritism controversy continues to swirl around Portugal’s president
COMMENT Secretary of State DID request appointment for Brazilian twins The favoritism swirling around Portugal’s president is refusing to go away, in spite of his impromptu press conference on Monday
Marcelo “did not influence Brazilian twins’ multi-million euro medical treatment”
Favoritism controversy moves into new ground The favoritism ‘controversy’ that appears to have seen two Brazilian twins given multi-million euro preferential treatment in Portugal on the basis of strings being
Portugal’s president sets dates for resignation of government, dissolution of parliament
Government goes Thursday; parliament on January 15 Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that he will formalise the resignation of the government next Thursday, December 7, pointing to
Portugal’s president congratulates Argentina’s new head of State
Marcelo wishes Javier Milei “every success” for term that begins next month Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has congratulated Javier Milei today on his election as head of State
Five reasons why Marcelo will dissolve parliament, call early election
Marcelo will dissolve Parliament in December and called early elections for March 10 There are five key reasons that President Marcelo cited were behind his decision to dissolve Portugal’s parliament
Marcelo begins discussions with parties over 2024 State Budget
President Marcelo is starting to meet Portugal’s political parties today over the PS government’s plans for next year’s State Budget. Today, he is due to hear the thoughts of PAN,
President heckled following comments to Palestinian diplomat
Marcelo’s opinions inflame pro-Palestine demonstrators President Marcelo’s televised comments to the head of Palestine’s diplomatic mission in Portugal last Friday reverberated through the weekend. Quite apart from the ‘outrage’ his