Prime minister in waiting in talks to unblock parliamentary impasse
Luís Montenegro meeting PS leader – irritating CHEGA even further The ‘impasse’ on the first day of parliament over who should be its president persists this morning, with PSD leader
Luís 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 Portugal’s political future was finally ‘officially decided’: PSD president and leader of
Portimão Mayor to meet with PM António Costa today in Lisbon
Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes will be meeting with Prime Minister António Costa today at 6pm at Lisbon’s Palácio de São Bento. The mayor requested an urgent meeting to discuss the
PM optimistic about successful strategy
PM Pedro Passos Coelho says he is “very optimistic” 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 Ministers’ 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 Portugal’s Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes has saluted the organisation’s 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
Santana Lopes is new PM
Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of Portugal’s ruling centre-right social democratic government, was formally appointed the Prime Minister designate last Monday. “Now I will begin the necessary talks to form