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The election concluded with four names from the PSD/CHEGA list and one name from the PS list.
José Luís Carneiro has decided not to run for the position of Councillor of State on the Socialist Party (PS) list for the Assembly of the Republic's appointments to the President's advisory body. Carneiro chose to yield the spot, which is traditionally reserved for the PS, to the party's recently re-elected president, Carlos César. According to reports, Carneiro justified the decision by stating that César's experience ensures a line of unity and coherence in the PS's vision for the country. The move is also seen as a way to avoid internal power struggles within the Council, particularly with André Ventura. Furthermore, Carneiro believes that the PS maintains a close and open relationship with the President of the Republic, ensuring that party concerns regarding the government of Luís Montenegro will be heard. The PS is presenting a list including Francisca Van Dunem, Alexandre Quintanilha, Edite Estrela, and Alberto Arons de Carvalho, though it is expected to secure only one seat due to a joint list presented by the PSD and Chega.
The Socialist Party leader does not want to be part of the Council of State and is not on the PS lists for this body.
The election of the five names proposed by the Assembly of the Republic for the Council of State will take place on April 16th, via secret ballot.
With Parliament still lacking an agreement to appoint five State councillors and with Seguro delaying the appointment of the five councillors from his own quota, the previous composition of the Council of State was entirely summoned for the meeting on the 17th. The problem: it is highly likely they will be uninvited next week.
The date for the Council of State is set, but it is unknown who will attend. Seguro summoned the body while its composition was not yet defined — and the councillors chosen by Marcelo have already received a letter to attend.
The election of the five individuals nominated by Parliament for the President of the Republic's advisory body is scheduled for the 16th. The deadline for submitting names ends on Thursday.
The leader of Chega revealed today that he has reached an agreement with the PSD regarding elections for external bodies and announced that the two parties will present a joint list of candidates for the Council of State.
António José Seguro convenes the first Council of State meeting for April 17th. Horta e Costa reacts to the death of Ricciardi.
Ricciardi dedicated a large part of his professional life to the banking sector, especially the Espírito Santo Group. Additionally, the President of the Republic has called the first Council of State meeting for April 17th.
The summons comes on the day parliamentary leaders decide on a new date for the election of external bodies, including the Council of State. The current composition still includes Marcelo's choices and the previous choices made by Parliament.
The leader of the JSD appealed today to the President of the Republic to appoint a young person to the Council of State, a challenge he had already issued to Marques Mendes, who committed to doing so if he reached Belém.
Polígrafo TVI (from the same group as CNN Portugal) launched this week; it's a fact-checking programme about current affairs. See the answer in the video.
António José Seguro's campaign wrapped up the day in Coimbra, where he received support from notable figures of the PS. The candidate says he was not chosen by businessmen or parties and criticises parliament for still not having appointed representatives to the Council of State and the Constitutional Court.
On the day of the Council of State, Jorge Pinto says it was a mistake for Marques Mendes and André Ventura to attend, given that they are candidates.
On the day of the Council of State, Jorge Pinto says it was a mistake for Marques Mendes and André Ventura to attend, given that they are candidates.
Ukraine and Venezuela were the only items on the Council of State's agenda which, the newspaper PÚBLICO reported, were agreed by consensus among councillors. Domestic politics was left off the agenda.
Cotrim Figueiredo was the target of widespread criticism from the candidates for Belém, who accused him of being an 'ally of the Government' or a 'weathervane' over the letter he sent to the prime minister.
The meeting was convened by the President of the Republic to discuss Portuguese military involvement in Ukraine, later expanding the agenda to the US attack on Venezuela.
The Council of State meeting on the international situation, in particular on Ukraine and Venezuela, ended this Friday after four hours, at around 19:10, without the publication of any conclusions. In the statement distributed to the media after the meeting ended it reads only that "the Council of State, meeting under the presidency ...
A meeting of the Council of State to discuss Ukraine and Venezuela concluded without the advisory body publishing any conclusions.
The meeting lasted about four hours.
Santana Lopes stresses, however, that he is not saying he will vote for the Socialist candidate. Meanwhile, Luís Marques Mendes and André Ventura suspended campaign activities to take part in the Council of State.
This Friday's Council of State meeting on the international situation, in particular regarding Ukraine and Venezuela, began at around 15:10, with an absence that had already been anticipated: Pedro Nuno Santos. The prime minister, Luís Montenegro, arrived at Belém Palace at about 14:30, and shortly afterwards the president of the Assembly of the Republic, José ...
The Council of State is meeting this Friday at Belém Palace to analyse the international situation, in particular the situation in Ukraine — the issue that prompted the President to convene the meeting, to which he has since added Venezuela.
On the day Marques Mendes and Ventura will have to interrupt their campaigning to attend the Council of State, Cotrim and Gouveia e Melo are expected to cross paths in Aveiro. Seguro and António Filipe will be in Coimbra.
The Council of State will meet this Friday at Belém Palace to analyse the international situation, in particular in Ukraine — the issue that prompted the President of the Republic to convene the meeting, to which he has since added Venezuela.
Henrique Gouveia e Melo and João Cotrim Figueiredo are expected to cross paths at a fair in Aveiro on the sixth day of campaigning for the presidential election, while Mendes and Ventura attend the Council of State.
This will be the 40th and very likely the last meeting of the presidential advisory body during Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's terms in office.
The choice of date drew criticism for including presidential candidates who are campaigning. The Council of State had not met since March and still lacks new members elected by Parliament.
