Politics

Suspect PM and Opposition leader “are preparing to do away with court’s intervention when it comes to confinements” This evening’s meeting of the PS Socialists’ Political Council won’t simply be

With the PS Political Commission meeting this evening, ostensibly to discuss ‘the political situation’, it seems very likely that the PM’s deputy secretary of State Miguel Alves’ future in government

Eduardo Cabrita “did not make selection process”  Eduardo Cabrita, the former ‘right hand’ of prime minister António Costa, who went on to head up the Ministry of Interior Administration before

It’s another ‘shock’ affecting PS Socialists seen far too often today doing exactly what they want (in spite of how it looks). This time it concerns the hiring of 21-year-old

Key party official Rodrigo Gonçalves steps up for “immediate suspension” Following various ‘searches’ involving the offices of municipalities in Lisbon yesterday, Rodrigo Gonçalves – a key PSD party official –

Has convened Political Commission of PS for Thursday PM António Costa will be blowing Portugal’s green agenda trumpet in Sharm el-Sheikh today, but Thursday will see him back on national

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

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 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