Lisbon City Council given 24-hours to remove posters that violate electoral law
Posters have prompted “more than ten complaints” Lisbon City Council has 24 hours to remove posters that violate electoral law. The posters have prompted “more than ten complaints” to the
Portugal’s political parties go all out to ‘capture’ the undecided
Wide-open campaign has seen leaders fail to convince floating voters The race to Portugal’s election touchline on Sunday, March 10 has been full-on frantic for weeks, with all parties represented
PS leader wants retired teachers back in classroom
Pedro Nuno Santos believes this is a solution to State schools’ teacher shortages Campaigning PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos has come up with another solution to deep-seated problems within the
New Azores government takes office
The PSD, CDS-PP, PPM coalition that won the regional elections without a working majority in the Azores a month ago has finally been sworn in today, and is very much
More than 60% of Portuguese “tend not to trust parliament”
Portugal among four EU countries where citizens have least confidence in political system More than 60% of citizens in Portugal tend not to trust the Portuguese Parliament, a figure above
President appeals to citizens to ‘use their right to vote’
Habitual abstention compounded this year by high percentage of “undecided” President Marcelo was among the 208,000 citizens who elected to ‘vote early’ yesterday, under a regime that allows people away
Political campaigning bowls through wind and rain
But critics agree, it’s a “weak campaign”, heavy on insults, light on ideas On a day that Cavaco Silva – an old grandee of PSD social democrats – gets a
Former mayor ‘freed’ from house arrest, “but prohibited from going home”
Murça tribunal has decided that former mayor of Montalegre, Orlando Alves – accused of favoring family members and friends in public works contracts – can be freed from the ‘house
Albuquerque to be challenged for PSD leadership in Madeira
In the surreal political goings-on in Madeira since mainland prosecutors descended on the island for a corruption probe at the start of the year, outgoing governor (vowing to return) Miguel
PAN wants all lithium licences suspended
Party throws in its lot behind communities battling throughout north and centre PAN’s spokeswoman Inês Sousa Real has today demanded the suspension of lithium explorations, the repeal of the environmental