Left wingers lead call to “construct alternative” to election result
Post-election ‘strategising’ led by Bloco de Esquerda With Portugal’s left in uproar over the election results last Sunday, the strategising has begun – very much as happened in Spain last
Portugal voted for “change” and faces new political imbroglio
AD centre-right alliance in unconvincing win, overshadowed by rise of populist CHEGA For once, the pre-election polls were all spot on: Portugal voted for change – after eight years of
CHEGA’s Algarve win attributed to “voter frustration”
Voters in the Algarve are “tired of unfulfilled promises” CHEGA’s victory in the Algarve in last weekend’s legislative elections is being attributed to growing frustration with how successive governments have “forgotten”
“Huge increase” in number of Portugal’s emigré voters
Emigrés in Europe, US, Africa, Asia Oceania all want a say in Portugal’s future Votes received from Portuguese emigrés have increased by almost two-thirds compared to the 2022 legislative elections,
Portugal suffers hung parliament in elections that see a surge in far-right populist party Chega
Political commentator Luís Marques Mendes predicted fresh elections early next year A 40-year political system in Portugal dominated by two main parties — the centre-right PSD and Socialist PS – may
Marcelo to begin audiences with political parties tomorrow
Talks to continue for at least a week As a result of last night’s election results, President Marcelo will begin hearing the various parties with seats in parliament from tomorrow.
Election results mean less women in Portugal’s parliament
With the nine parties now elected to parliament (CDS-PP having joined the eight from 2022’s elections) only 76 women have won seats, compared to the 85 who were successful in
Spain’s PP leader congratulates Luís Montenegro on his “great victory”
Spain’s PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has congratulated AD leader Luís Montenegro on his “great victory” last night in a post over ‘X’, formerly Twitter, which cannot fail to recall
CHEGA celebrates historic win in Algarve
Right-wing nationalist party was most voted in Algarve For the first time since Portugal’s Carnation Revolution in 1974, a party other than PS or PSD (or a coalition featuring one
Ratings agency warns of “deadlocked parliament” following election results
DBRS’ concerns over implementation of Plan for Recovery and Resilience Financial ratings agency DBRS has joined the chorus warning of the risk that a deadlocked parliament and an unstable government