Former President of the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) Augusto Santos Silva stated on Saturday that early legislative elections could take place before the scheduled 2029 date due to political wear on the government. Speaking at the Socialist Party (Partido Socialista or PS) convention in Lisbon, Santos Silva urged his party to begin preparing its electoral platform. While noting that the country does not need snap elections right now, he argued that the government's mounting difficulties make early preparations necessary for the opposition.
Santos Silva Warns Legislative Elections Could Happen Before 2029
Saturday, 14 November 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Augusto Santos Silva is a Portuguese politician and sociologist from the Socialist Party (Partido Socialista). He served as President of the Portuguese Parliament (Assembleia da República) from 2022 to 2024, holding the second-highest constitutional office in Portugal. Between 2015 and 2022, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros) under Prime Minister António Costa.
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- Santos Silva warns that elections "could be sooner" than 2029observador.pt ·
- “It is starting to be time to prepare the PS electoral programme”, warns Santos Silvapublico.pt ·
- Santos Silva admits that legislative elections could happen before 2029 due to "Government wear and tear"rtp.pt ·
- Santos Silva: Legislative elections may happen before 2029 due to “government wear and tear”dn.pt ·
- Santos Silva admits that legislative elections could take place before 2029 due to "Government attrition"cmjornal.pt ·
