Tense debate pits Gouveia e Melo against Marques Mendes

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Tense debate pits Gouveia e Melo against Marques Mendes

In the final presidential debate, Gouveia e Melo accused Marques Mendes of being a lobbyist and a facilitator of business deals.

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The lobbying law is recent Portuguese legislation, approved by Parliament on 12 November and promulgated by the President, that creates transparency rules for meetings, a registry of interest representatives and sanctions for non‑compliance. It aims to make interactions between public officials and lobbyists more visible by requiring recorded declarations and published meeting logs.

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