A new schedule for voting on external bodies will only be set on March 25th. Choices for the Constitutional Court are at the heart of the negotiation impasse.
Nine months later, names for the Constitutional Court maintain deadlock for external parliamentary bodies
Monday, 16 March 2026RSS
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.
