Rui Gomes da Silva, from Chega, agrees with Hugo Soares, Chega's parliamentary leader, regarding the election of the Parliament's external bodies using the D'Hondt method.
Let us have the courage to say: we will not establish red lines on something that is merely someone's right to representation
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Context & Explainers
The Constitutional Court (Tribunal Constitucional) is Portugal's highest court for constitutional review, responsible for checking whether laws and statutes comply with the Constitution and for annulling or suspending unconstitutional measures. FNAM's push for a review matters because the court can strike down or block parts of the regional emergency services statute, directly affecting how emergency care is regulated.
Socialist Party (PS)
- Leader: José Luís Carneiro (since June 2025)
- Ideology: Center-left, Social democracy, pro-Europeanism
Portugal's other traditional major party suffered a historic collapse in the 2025 election, dropping from 78 to 58 seats and falling to third place for the first time in democratic history. The party was led by Pedro Nuno Santos from January 2024 until his resignation following the May 2025 defeat. José Luís Carneiro, a 53-year-old former Minister of Internal Administration known for his moderate positioning within the party, was elected unopposed as the new Secretary-General with 95% of votes in June 2025. The Socialist Party governed Portugal from 2015 to 2024, including an absolute majority from 2022 to 2024 under António Costa, who resigned in November 2023 amid a corruption investigation. The PS previously led the innovative "Geringonça" (contraption) coalition government from 2015-2019, a minority government supported by the Left Bloc and Portuguese Communist Party that reversed austerity measures and presided over economic recovery.
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- Carneiro: excluding the PS from the Constitutional Court is "unacceptable"12:04am, 18 Mar 2026 • Observador
- Bruno Mascarenhas wants to lead the Chega Lisbon district branch11:49pm, 17 Mar 2026 • Dinheiro Vivo
- Carneiro considers it "incomprehensible" that the PS is left out of the election of judges for the Constitutional Court9:28pm, 17 Mar 2026 • CNN Portugal
- Election of external bodies. Aguiar-Branco calls for political maturity9:01pm, 17 Mar 2026 • RTP Notícias
- Chega party member accused of renting houses to immigrants denies allegations and says her "idol" Ventura believes her8:56pm, 17 Mar 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Carneiro considers it unacceptable for the PS to be left out of the election of judges for the Constitutional Court8:37pm, 17 Mar 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- Carneiro considers it unacceptable for the PS to be excluded from the election of judges to the Constitutional Court8:34pm, 17 Mar 2026 • ECO
- Carneiro considers it “unacceptable” for the PS to be excluded from the election of judges to the Constitutional Court8:15pm, 17 Mar 2026 • Expresso
- The country will not forgive the political leaders if they do not reach an agreement on the election of the Parliament's external bodies8:01pm, 17 Mar 2026 • CNN Portugal
- Chega in the Lisbon Municipal Assembly distances itself from councillor Bruno Mascarenhas7:50pm, 17 Mar 2026 • Público
- "We do not identify in the slightest with what is happening in the council": Chega distances itself from Bruno Mascarenhas in Lisbon6:55pm, 17 Mar 2026 • CNN Portugal
