2024 elections “decisive” for environment
National and European elections in 2024 could play key role in future environmental policies The 2024 elections in Portugal will be “decisive” for future national and European environmental policies, according
Outgoing PM gives festive ‘exit speech’, lauding 8 years of Socialism
Opposition parties say PM “described a parallel reality”… Portugal’s outgoing PM António Costa gave a festive ‘exit’ speech over Christmas – almost certainly buoyed by the fact that President Marcelo
PSD/CDS join forces to fight elections under ‘Democratic Alliance’ (AD)
Decision rides headlong into controversy The PSD/ CDS ‘Democratic Alliance’ (AD) announced on Thursday to fight parliamentary elections in March has received scathing criticism from left to right. The idea
Judicial cases overshadow looming elections
Court wants to try José Sócrates; Tutti Frutti gathering steam; Influencer probe separated Expresso today carries the headline that judicial cases threaten to “ride roughshod” through the looming election campaign.
PM’s former chief of staff pushes back against bail measures
Dubs case that brought down Portugal’s government “story based on suppositions” With a country facing elections on the basis of an investigation that started falling apart within six days, it
Charges dropped: another major wobble in corruption case involving government members
Former Secretary of State for Civil Protection walks free, after years under suspicion Public prosecutors have admitted they don’t have any evidence to maintain charges against former Secretary of State
Indecent and bad behaviour: former PM lays into outgoing government
Pedro Passos Coelho echoes calls for ‘political change’ Former PSD prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho has been ‘forced into the limelight’ today by dint of being a witness at the
New Socialist leader promises to unite party
Commentators suggest Pedro Nuno Santos personifies “more of the same” The PS Socialist Party’s new leader is Pedro Nuno Santos, who won internal elections that took place over Friday and
Portuguese show themselves “disgusted” by recent political scandals
Survey comes as PS Socialists vote for new leader to take party into legislative elections By the end of this evening (see update below), the country will know which of
Attorney General to give “special priority” to investigation of crimes committed by politicians
Lucília Gago “feeling attacked by colleagues” since ups and downs of Operation Influencer Attorney General Lucília Gago has broken her habitual “modesty” (the words of Expresso today) to address the