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
Opposition lines up on final day of debate over government programme
Two motions of rejection expected to fail The second and last day of parliamentary debate on the incoming government’s programme opens with opposition parties declaring how they will vote. Without
MPs who speak too long will have microphones switched off
One of the ‘new measures’ brought in by José Pedro Aguiar Branco – the government’s choice for parliamentary president – is to ‘switch off’ the microphones of any MPs who
Pick ‘n mix government programme takes ideas from all parties
More than half AD programme comes from PS Socialists’ electoral pledges In what has been seen as an example of the “dialogue” Portugal’s new government means to have with all
Algarve strengthens its influence in parliament
Algarve MP Cristóvão Norte takes on new role Algarve MP, Cristóvão Norte, has been named vice-president of the PSD parliamentary group, which will be led by Hugo Soares. “I always