Former Socialist Party (Partido Socialista or PS) secretary-general Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues has called on his party to vote against the government's future 2027 State Budget proposal. He argues that the PS should stop collaborating with the current administration to avoid strengthening the political alliance between the Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata or PSD) and Chega.
Former PS leader urges rejection of 2027 budget
Friday, 12 June 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
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- Leader: Luís Montenegro (Prime Minister)
- Ideology: Liberal conservatism, pro-Europeanism
- Coalition: Social Democratic Party (PSD) + CDS–People's Party (CDS-PP)
The Democratic Alliance (Aliança Democrática, AD) is a center-right coalition primarily composed of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) with 89 seats and the CDS–People's Party (CDS-PP) with 2 seats. Together, they form the current minority government under Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
The PSD, despite its name, occupies the center-right of Portugal's political spectrum and has been one of Portugal's two dominant parties since 1974, having formed nine governments including four with absolute majorities. The CDS-PP is a smaller Christian democratic party that has historically been the PSD's coalition partner.
The AD coalition governs without a parliamentary majority, requiring case-by-case support from opposition parties to pass legislation. The coalition has imposed a cordon sanitaire against Chega, refusing formal cooperation with the far-right despite its parliamentary strength, which means it must negotiate with the PS or smaller parties to advance its legislative agenda.
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- Ferro Rodrigues asks the PS not to approve the 2027 State Budgetrtp.pt ·
- Ferro asks the PS not to approve the State Budgetobservador.pt ·
- Ferro Rodrigues: "Let us hope that, in the name of stability, the PS does not continue to collaborate in strengthening the PSD-Chega alliance"dn.pt ·
- Ferro Rodrigues calls for PS to reject the Government's 2027 State Budget proposalcmjornal.pt ·
