CHEGA/ Madeira ready to vote against minority PSD government’s programme
With CHEGA’s main party still crestfallen today (because of the European election results), its adjunct in Madeira is full of fire, announcing that it will be voting against the programme
CHEGA “won’t support António Costa for any political office in the world”
Statement follows government’s endorsement of former PS leader for top job CHEGA leader André Ventura – smarting from last night’s election ‘anticlimax’ – has refused point blank to join prime
Who are Portugal’s new Members of European Parliament?
Most are making their debut in Europe Of the 21 Portuguese members of the European Parliament elected yesterday, there are ‘the young’ with no previous political experience as well as
Turnout for today’s European elections surpasses 2019 ballot
But abstention rate still looks like it will be fairly high The turnout for today’s European elections surpassed that of the 2019 ballot. At 5pm, with just two more hours
CHEGA leader accuses journalists of being “enemies of the people”
Journalists’ syndicate condemns “step backwards in democratic values” Portugal’s right wing party CHEGA has created yet another media storm, this time by accusing journalists of being “enemies of the people”
PM “guarantees” Portugal isn’t slipping into the red
Luís Montenegro rebuffs central bank’s “exercise in projections” Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has rebuffed the “exercise” carried out by Portugal’s central bank which ‘warned’ yesterday of the country slipping back
New Madeira regional government to be sworn in this Thursday
The MPs elected to Madeira’s Parliament in the early regional elections on May 26 will be sworn today (June 6), on the same day that the new executive, led by
Political parties at odds over Von der Leyen
Von der Leyen will back AD’s campaign in Portugal on June 6 One of the focal points of the campaigns of Portugal’s political parties for the upcoming European elections has
Social democrats win Madeira regional elections without majority
Talks between parties are expected to begin today Portugal’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the Madeira regional elections on Sunday with its worst result ever and without a majority in
PM on first official trip to Germany ‘to strengthen bilateral ties’
It is Montenegro’s second visit to a European country since taking office Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, is travelling to Berlin today (May 24), on his first official trip to