PSD offers trips to Brussels to promote Algarve hospital petition
Petition calling for construction of Algarve Central Hospital needs 7,500 signatures to make it to Parliament Portugal’s main opposition party (PSD) is offering trips to Brussels to the five people
CHEGA says it’s time for Constitutional reform
Portugal’s 3rd political force, right-wing CHEGA, is focused on Constitutional reform in “a world in which saying the obvious very often becomes the basis for a crime, and reason for
Health minister quits; opposition demands “real change”
Health minister resigns after young mother dies in childbirth; Marta Temido’s replacement unlikely to be chosen before mid-September Tuesday morning saw the first major casualty of Portugal’s ‘absolute majority’ Socialist
PSD breaks silence: this government does deserve censure
“It doesn’t govern”; “seems tired”; there’s a whiff of “party’s over” in the air Absolute majorities aren’t meant to be like this. Today in parliament was not a pleasant one
From pandemic to pandemonium”: Luís Montenegro begins his assault on political power
First intervention as party leader in Pedrógão Grande PSD party leader Luís Montenegro has wasted no time in his campaign to bring down the bastions of PS Socialist power. His
Luís Montenegro vows to do “everything to give Portugal a new government”
Crisis in PS executive powers Portugal’s main opposition party The 40th congress of the PSD (main opposition) party ended today in Porto with new leader Luís Montenegro vowing to do
Outgoing PSD leader accuses PM of cowardice
Rui Rio cedes role as leader of Portugal’s main opposition party this weekend Outgoing PSD leader Rui Rio – finally stepping down and handing over to his successor Luís Montenegro
Ukraine: Portuguese parliament approves suspension of Russian ‘friendship group’
Suspension approved unanimously: left-wingers absent Left wingers PCP, Bloco de Esquerda, PAN and Livre were ‘absent’ for a vote in parliament yesterday which approved the suspension of the Parliamentary Friendship
Traffic shock for Lisbon
New speed limits; Avenida de Liberdade ‘no go for traffic’ on Sundays and Bank Holidays Minority political parties have been flexing their muscles on Lisbon City Council – forcing sweeping
TAP bosses to be heard in Parliament
Hearing requested by PS and PSD The Portuguese Parliament on Wednesday approved the hearing of the chairman of TAP‘s board of directors, Manuel Beja, and the chairwoman of the company’s










