Parish councils set to win âdisaggregationâ
PSD announces it too will confirm diploma vetoed by President Marcelo President Marceloâs veto last week of the diploma restoring the parish council map to the way it was before
National uproar over presidentâs âparish council disaggregation vetoâ
The decision by President Marcelo to âvetoâ the decree restoring parish councils âmergedâ during the troika years has truly gone down like a lead balloon. So much kick-back has come
CHEGA councillor accused of threatening political rival with knife resigns
JosĂ© RogĂ©rio Silva – the CHEGA councillor accused of threatening a political rival with a knife, and damaging his car, has resigned, in spite of the fact that the partyâs
Parliament recommends revising outdated strategic defence policy
Policy dates back 12 years; refers to bilateral partnership with Russia Portugalâs parliament has today approved a PS resolution recommending that the government continue revising the Strategic Defence Concept –
Anonymous complaint sends PJ on search of Alentejo town council
An anonymous complaint about the purchase of a plot of land has led PJ police to conduct searches of Alandroal town council – a situation that Socialist mayor JoĂŁo Grilo
Government committed to 6% VAT on construction for affordable housing
Minimum rate for housing rehabilitation and construction The Portuguese government has again confirmed that it will slash VAT on the construction or refurbishment of properties for affordable housing to 6%.
PS Socialists seize on parish councils polemic to say they will âvote presidentâs veto downâ
Parish councils become âhot electoral topicâ And here we have another âhot electoral topicâ, guaranteed to throw parliamentarians at each otherâs throats as all parties focus on gaining as much
CHEGA councillor accused of aggravated prostitution of minor
Lisbon councillor Nuno Pardal Ribeiro resigns mandate, saying he is innocent CHEGA councillor for Lisbon Nuno Pardal Ribeiro has been accused by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of two crimes of
Tutti Frutti corruption probe finally sees formal accusations
Former PS finance minister Fernando Medina âescapesâ After years of âhitting the headlinesâ and then lying seemingly dormant again, the Tutti Frutti political corruption case has finally formally accused a
Ălvaro Bila confirmed as PS candidate for mayor of PortimĂŁo
Ălvaro Bila will be running for mayor of PortimĂŁo as the candidate of the Socialist Party (PS) in the upcoming 2025 local elections. Currently serving as mayor after taking over