Icon of revolution posthumously decorated Officer of Order of Liberty
Celeste Caeiro “died alone waiting for an x-ray in hospital” President Marcelo has posthumously decorated Celeste Caeiro today, honouring the woman who inadvertently made the carnation the symbol of the
CHEGA publicises draft report accusing President Marcelo of ‘abuse of power’
Right-wingers rush to release (own) findings in ‘twins’ inquiry Right wing party CHEGA called a press conference yesterday to release a draft report on the commission of inquiry into the
Election likely between May 11-18 – president
Portugal girds for new political hiatus – or does it? President Marcelo has promised to act “as quickly as possible” if the government’s motion of confidence is rejected by parliament
Marcelo ‘did not answer PM’s phone call’
Portugal’s head of state stresses “there is no reason for the (political) crisis” As the reverberations of Saturday night’s ‘address to the nation’ by the prime minister continue, another unfortunate
Macron received with military honours in Lisbon
French president accompanied on trip with his wife, Brigitte French President Emmanuel Macron was received with military honours today by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in Lisbon’s Praça do Império,
PS Socialists seize on parish councils polemic to say they will “vote president’s veto down”
Parish councils become ‘hot electoral topic’ And here we have another ‘hot electoral topic’, guaranteed to throw parliamentarians at each other’s throats as all parties focus on gaining as much
Marcelo puts kibosh on hopes of many parish councils
Vetoes parliamentary decree ‘restoring parish councils’ to pre-troika map President Marcelo has put the kibosh on the hopes of dozens of parish councils, absorbed in a ‘cost cutting exercise’ during
President “concerned” by country’s abysmal ranking in Corruption index
Marcelo insists “mechanisms” to combat corruption need constant work Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa – on the final leg of his second 10-year mandate – has expressed alarm by
Former PSD leader presents presidential bid in Fafe, with dig at front-runner
Luís Marques Mendes insists presidency needs “someone with political experience” Former PSD leader Luís Marques Mendes has formally presented his bid for the country’s presidency, almost a year ahead of
President talks of “sensitive time for world” on official visit to Czechia
Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has described the “very sensitive” situation of the world – particularly in the field of security – while on an official visit to Czechia,