After rejecting the foreigners' law (which was later amended and enacted by the President), the Constitutional Court may do the same with the latest version of the nationality law, approved following an agreement between the PSD and Chega - even as several constitutionalists, including Jorge Miranda, raise questions about issues such as loss of nationality or the requirement for financial subsistence.
New law or new rejection? What is at stake in the nationality law and the main doubts of constitutionalists
Monday, 15 December 2025RSS
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.
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- Constitutional Court Leaves Decision on Nationality Law Until Last Minute8:27pm, 14 Dec 2025 • Dinheiro Vivo
- Presidential elections. Nationality law divides candidates8:22pm, 14 Dec 2025 • RTP Notícias
- Catarina Martins hopes that the nationality law will not be enacted regardless of the Constitutional Court4:33pm, 14 Dec 2025 • Correio da Manhã
- Catarina Martins criticises nationality law2:19pm, 14 Dec 2025 • RTP Notícias
- Catarina Martins says that the nationality law cannot be enacted1:57pm, 14 Dec 2025 • RTP Notícias
- Catarina Martins hopes that the nationality law will not be enacted regardless of the Constitutional Court1:40pm, 14 Dec 2025 • RTP Notícias
- Catarina Martins hopes that the nationality law will not be enacted regardless of the Constitutional Court1:23pm, 14 Dec 2025 • Dinheiro Vivo
