There are four Constitutional Court judges that the Assembly of the Republic will soon have to replace. In this Sunday's 'O Princípio da Incerteza', Pedro Duarte analyses what this means for the PS's calculations.
Appointments to the Constitutional Court 'are not a matter of party agreement'. Pedro Duarte advises the PS to realise it 'does not own the regime'
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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.
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