Minister of Internal Adminstration José Luís Carneiro visits Monchique
Minister of Internal Administration and a confirmed candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party (PS), José Luís Carneiro, is due to visit Monchique today. Carneiro is expected at 3pm
EU foreign ministers “surprised over Portugal’s political crisis”
Minister of foreign affairs João Gomes Cravinho has described today how he is receiving expressions of “solidarity and surprise” from European Union (EU) counterparts in the face of Portugal’s wildly
Infrastructure minister resigns to protect family
João Galamba is an official suspect in Operation Influencer João Galamba, the only government minister cited so far in the probe that has brought down the government, has tendered his
Operation Influencer “no longer corruption probe”
All five suspects to go home after six nights in jail Operation Influencer is no longer ‘a corruption probe’. This is the ‘shock of the afternoon’: “the crime of corruption
Fall of government “worst attack in Portugal’s democracy” – April 25 hero
Vasco Lourenço’s tirade echoed through PS Socialist party The fait accompli that has brought down Portugal’s absolute majority government was described, even in its early hours, as a form of
Day of denials: compromised minister goes on attack
João Galamba reacts to tabloid cover story Minister of Infrastructure, João Galamba, denied today that he “stole power from the Minister of Economy” by changing an ordinance, as reported in
New confusion over Mário Centeno’s ‘invitation’ to become PM
New confusion arose today over the issue of Mário Centeno – formerly Socialist finance minister, now Governor of the Bank of Portugal – being invited to form a new government
Tabloid claims ministers of infrastructure and environment leaving government’
Tabloid Correio da Manhã is running with the headline today that both João Galamba and Duarte Cordeiro will be leaving government in the messy wake of Operation Influencer. As of
José Luís Carneiro announces candidacy for PS Socialist leadership
Seen for a long time as a ‘safe pair of hands’/ a minister to whom mud not only doesn’t stick but has never been in the picture, José Luís Carneiro
Prime Minister addresses nation for second time over corruption probe
“Freedom of political action is essential” Acting prime minister António Costa addressed the nation for the second time in two days this evening, leaving political commentators ‘open mouthed’. The PM’s