President Marcelo officially dissolves parliament: elections in eight weeks time
President Marcelo has officially dissolved parliament today, ahead of elections on January 30. The result is that the government will continue to run the country in the meantime “but with
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.
President convenes Council of State to discuss dissolution of parliament
Today is the day President Marcelo has set aside for a Council of State to discuss the dissolution of parliament. But it is also the day he will be holding
Experts should determine end of outdoor mask-wearing – not politicians, say Portugal’s social democrats
In the wake of the political decision to ease Portugal’s Covid restrictions (click here), PSD (social democrats) have called for experts to address parliament ‘urgently’. In a note published yesterday,
Chaotic scenes in Lisbon as hundreds of police stage meandering protest
There was chaos in central Lisbon today as hundreds of police staged a meandering protest, doubling back on itself midway to the Ministry of Interior Administration from parliament, causing heightened
Hundreds protest in Lisbon against mandatory masks
Hundreds of people in Portugal’s capital Lisbon took to the streets on Saturday to protest against measures introduced by the government to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, Lusa news agency
Controversy as parliament votes to ‘commemorate Liberty Day’ during time of pandemic
Controversy continues to rage over the decision by MPs to commemorate ‘Dia 25 de Abril’ (Portugal’s Liberty Day) at a time when the population in general is being told to
Petition to save Costa Vicentina natural park from ‘uncontrollable intensive agriculture’ enters parliament
Juntos pelo Sudoeste, a group of citizens determined to save the west’s Vicentina coast from the “uncontrolled advance of intensive agriculture” has today delivered a petition into parliament of almost
Parliament to discuss legalisation of euthanasia on February 20
The debate over the legalisation of euthanasia in Portugal is ablaze, with petitions being signed by hundreds or thousands who either support or oppose it. Over 500 doctors and health
Small parties create major upsets in parliament
Portugal’s smallest parties have been creating major upsets in parliament this week. At the centre of a spat that has been seized by international media is Joacine Katar Moreira, the