“Absurd and meaningless”: PS leader rejects any pact with CHEGA
Secretary-general of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos, has called the idea of an alliance between his party and right-wing CHEGA, alluded to by prime minister Luís Montenegro yesterday, “absurd and
Madeira’s minority government struggles to remain ‘in power’
The Regional Government of Madeira is meeting today with CHEGA, Iniciativa Liberal (IL) and PAN in an attempt to agree on proposals for the executive’s new programme – which PS
Montenegro urges PS and CHEGA to think more about ‘the Portuguese people’
“Join the government to decide well on necessities of the Portuguese” Just as LIVRE is said to be trying to organise a joining together of left wing parties ‘to discuss
PS accuses government of ‘making propaganda’ to create “false idea” it is governing
Executive’s measures will lead country to excessive deficit, rails new MEP For all the cosy words today in Switzerland (suggesting the government is focused on a long mandate), the simmering
President says “it would be ideal” if Portugal’s AD government has long mandate
Marcelo underscores importance of ‘national interest’ Portugal’s president has said today that ‘in the interests of the country it would be ideal’ for the government to have a long mandate.
Portugal rows steady course and gives lesson of stability
European election results show ‘people want consensus’ Popular tabloid Correio da Manhã summed up last weekend’s European election results with the headline: “Portugal gives lesson of stability to Europe”. While
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