Icon of revolution posthumously decorated Officer of Order of Liberty
Celeste Caeiro âdied alone waiting for an x-ray in hospitalâ 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 âtwinsâ 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 âas quickly as possibleâ if the governmentâs motion of confidence is rejected by parliament
Marcelo âdid not answer PMâs phone callâ
Portugalâs head of state stresses âthere is no reason for the (political) crisisâ As the reverberations of Saturday nightâs âaddress to the nationâ 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 ImpĂ©rio,
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
Marcelo puts kibosh on hopes of many parish councils
Vetoes parliamentary decree ârestoring parish councilsâ to pre-troika map President Marcelo has put the kibosh on the hopes of dozens of parish councils, absorbed in a âcost cutting exerciseâ during
President âconcernedâ by country’s abysmal ranking in Corruption index
Marcelo insists âmechanismsâ 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
LuĂs Marques Mendes insists presidency needs “someone with political experienceâ Former PSD leader LuĂs Marques Mendes has formally presented his bid for the countryâs presidency, almost a year ahead of
President talks of âsensitive time for worldâ on official visit to Czechia
Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has described the âvery sensitiveâ situation of the world – particularly in the field of security – while on an official visit to Czechia,