Jerónimo de Sousa stands down as leader of PCP communist party
The announcement came over the weekend. After 18 years – the most recent of which have seen the party’s following decimated, and seats in parliament drastically reduced – PCP leader
PM seeks to downplay Marcelo’s very public warning to government
Suggests President has “moments of creativity” PM António Costa has taken a break from addressing climate matters in Egypt today to comment on the unexpected dressing down delivered by President
PS ‘scandals’: PM’s secretary of State breaks silence
Miguel Alves – official suspect in two investigations – is “not a crook or a fool” After days of pregnant silences, the prime minister’s secretary of State Miguel Alves has
Former economy minister’s lawyer lambasts “attempt to break dignity” of trouble-beset client
Former economy minister Manuel Pinho has suffered further trials this week, following the snatching back of his recently restored €26,000 per month pension. Authorities swooped on the Braga property where
Former economy minister back in financial doldrums
Pension ‘restored’ is once again ‘taken away’ Manuel Pinho – former PS economy minister under José Sócrates and under house arrest following the highest bail surety ever imposed in Portugal
PSP syndicate schedules national protest for November 24
The syndicate of the PSP police has called a national protest in Lisbon for Thursday November 24. The reasons given by ASPP/PSP syndicate leader Paulo Santos are “lack of personnel
PS corruption allegations: former mayor stays behind bars as deputy “starts talking”
… but still no explanations in other new case, involving PM’s secretary of State Latest news in the multiple scandals enveloping the PS Socialist party in Portugal is that
PM expresses ‘great enthusiasm’ over election in Brazil of new president Lula da Silva
Lula returns for a third mandate narrowly beating country’s right-wing president Late last night Portugal’s prime minister António Costa tweeted that he has already had the opportunity to “warmly congratulate”
PS Socialists falling in popularity, says poll
A new poll commissioned by tabloid Correio da Manhã and its television station CMTV suggests PS Socialists are falling in popularity, while PSD social-democrats, the country’s main political party, are
Mayor and his deputy behind bars
… on day another mayor and various former council chiefs cited in new slew of alleged ‘white collar crimes’ Another day, another round of political scandal, this time not only