Prime minister in waiting in talks to unblock parliamentary impasse
LuĂs Montenegro meeting PS leader – irritating CHEGA even further The âimpasseâ on the first day of parliament over who should be its president persists this morning, with PSD leader
LuĂs Montenegro appointed prime minister; on way to Brussels
New government to be presented March 28; takes office April 2 In a flurry of late night activity Portugalâs political future was finally âofficially decidedâ: PSD president and leader of
PortimĂŁo Mayor to meet with PM AntĂłnio Costa today in Lisbon
PortimĂŁo Mayor Isilda Gomes will be meeting with Prime Minister AntĂłnio Costa today at 6pm at Lisbonâs PalĂĄcio de SĂŁo Bento. The mayor requested an urgent meeting to discuss the
PM optimistic about successful strategy
PM Pedro Passos Coelho says he is âvery optimisticâ about Portugal returning to international debt markets in 2013, his main goal next year. Addressing an audience of Turkish businesspeople in
Prime Minister resigns
Santana Lopes has announced the resignation of his government following an extraordinary meeting of the Ministersâ Council. The Prime Minister announced his decision following a speech made by the President
President dissolves Parliament
President Jorge Sampaio has begun moves to dissolve parliament and call an election after concluding that his Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes, is not up to the job. A spokesman
PM calls for war on poverty and despair
Addressing the UN General Assembly for the first time as Portugalâs Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes has saluted the organisationâs role in the fight against global terror, but he also
PM visits fire victims
Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes has visited the Loulé area to see for himself the extent of the devastation caused by the recent forest fire in the Serra do Caldeirão
PM relaxes in the Algarve
Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes, has been enjoying the Algarvean sun (and unseasonal rain!) at Quinta do Lago. However, in a break from tradition, it is believed that, this
New cabinet sworn in and PM promises to work for the poor
Pedro Santana Lopes and his new cabinet have been officially sworn in at a ceremony in Lisbon. The appointment means that the country continues to be led by the centre-right