Joaquim Morgado, the deputy secretary-general handling electoral organisation at the Ministry of Internal Administration (Ministério da Administração Interna or MAI), has resigned to take a post in the Ministry of Education. The move marks the third high-level departure from the department within two weeks, following the dismissal of secretary-general Ricardo Carrilho by Internal Administration Minister Luís Neves. The vacancies arrive while the ministry oversees preparations for upcoming municipal elections and digital voting upgrades.
Electoral Affairs Chief Resigns Amid Leadership Turmoil at MAI
Wednesday, 28 October 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Ministry of Internal Administration (Ministério da Administração Interna) is the Portuguese government department responsible for public security, civil protection, emergency services and coordination of police forces. It oversees flood response and agencies like the Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (ANEPC), so changes in its leadership can affect emergency coordination.
Luís Neves will take office on Monday as Minister of Internal Administration. He graduated in law and has worked at the Judicial Police since 1995, where he served as coordinator of a national unit and developed a long career in criminal investigation.
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- Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for elections leaves, completing the dismantling of Carrilho's teamdn.pt ·
- Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration for electoral affairs has requested to resigndn.pt ·
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- New departure at the Ministry of Internal Administration: deputy secretary-general leaves postexpresso.pt ·
- MAI deputy for elections has requested to leave his postobservador.pt ·
- Another departure at the MAI: deputy secretary-general for electoral affairs leaves the postpublico.pt ·
