Madeira’s PSD party sees budget rejected
Battling tooth and nail to stay in power, Miguel Albuquerque – Madeira’s regional governor and PSD leader – may be forced to throw in the towel as his party’s budget
Public prosecutors “obliged to investigate” CHEGA
Anonymous complaint accuses CHEGA of ‘violating statute of MPs’ and ‘vandalising’ parliament The ‘outrage’ vented in parliament last Friday appears to have led to the lodging of an ‘anonymous complaint’
President Marcelo also opposes “end of 5% cut to MPs salaries”
… and CHEGA takes full advantage of Marcelo’s position Yesterday, in front of journalists at the end of a visit to the Food Bank Against Hunger in Lisbon, President Marcelo
“Chaos in parliament”: CHEGA throws spanner in works
Right-wing party enrages by hanging provocative posters out of parliamentary windows The final day of voting on the 2025 State Budget was thrown into “chaos” today (the words of news
Tax relief for businesses and young people, and higher pensions: key pillars of 2025 State Budget
Budget will be voted on November 30 The next voting stage of Portugal’s proposed 2025 State Budget, which sees each proposal being voted on individually in parliament, started today with
Former PS leader also “thinking” of running for Portugal’s next president
With national media in a froth over the potential candidacy of Chief of Staff of the Navy Admiral Gouveia e Melo for the presidency in 2026, CNN has reported that
Health minister in new controversy after financial forecast revised (massively) downwards
Health minister Ana Paula Martins is in a new controversy today, regarding her review of financial forecasts given to the parliamentary committee regarding next year’s State Budget. To the committee,
PAN jumps at ‘stealthing’
It’s a new buzzword in Portugal: ‘stealthing’ – meaning someone who whips their condom off during sex, without the consent of their sexual partner; and PAN has been the first
Right turn: Portugal plays down Trump landslide
“We work with any American administration” – foreign affairs minister On the face of it, Portugal’s centre-right government is ‘welcoming’ last week’s resounding victory by Donald Trump in the US
Madeira buffeted by new political crisis
Madeira could be on the way for its third legislative elections in 18 months if the motion of censure presented by CHEGA is successful. CHEGA cites the various corruption investigations