Justice minister starts meetings with parties on tackling corruption
PM wants “ambitious, effective, consensual agenda” within two months Portugal’s Minister of Justice, Rita Júdice, is meeting separately with MPs from PSD, PS and CHEGA in parliament today, kicking off
“Enormous pressure on Justice to clear former PM’s name”
Following yesterday’s new bombshell, delivered by appeal court judges in Lisbon to the investigation that directly led to the political situation in which Portugal is in today, political leaders of
Second ‘casualty’ in Portugal’s new government
Advisor to justice minister brought down by social media history Social media posts have seen to it that a second nomination to Portugal’s centre right government has fallen by the
Parliamentary president issues slew of new ‘rules’
José Aguiar Branco, the new president of Portugal’s parliament, has wasted no time in bringing in a number of new rules. The ‘switching off’ of microphones of MPs who speak
Government’s first ‘casualty’: deputy being tried for fraud steps aside
Patrícia Dantas was to have started her new job at finance ministry yesterday Former PSD MP Patrícia Dantas, who had been invited to be a deputy to the Ministry of
Member of new government “suspected of fraud in mega-case”
Former PSD MP Patrícia Dantas has confirmed to ‘Funchal Notícias’ that she is to be the new ‘deputy’ to finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento. According to Correio da Manhã, Ms
CHEGA’s Facebook account restricted for 10 years
Leader claims “political censorship”; vows to take case to parliament and courts The official account of Portugal’s right wing party CHEGA (supported at the last elections by almost 1.2 million
PM accused of lying; Opposition ups ante over tax relief
Parties left and right claim government has “deceived the Portuguese!” With everyone who can heading for the beach, or welcome shade today, Portugal’s political parties are not letting up: the
Government’s programme ‘approved’: AD can start work
Portugal’s minority PSD/CDS government (united with independents under the banner of “AD”, meaning Democratic Alliance) has come through two relatively rough days of debate on its four-year programme, and is
Parliamentary inquiry into ‘high level favoritism’ unlikely to hear President Marcelo
“Everything indicates Marcelo will not be attending” The parliamentary inquiry ‘requested’ by CHEGA in the wake of the damning IGAS report into the multi-million ‘free health treatment’ in Portugal of