Latest news and stories about elections in Portugal for expats and residents.
The socialist mentioned that, “very soon,” the PS/Azores will hold elections for the presidency.
Brazilians living in Portugal have until the deadline to update their voter registration status.
We look back 50 years to the free elections. The campaign and political life led the television news every day in the week leading up to the polls.
Voter turnout in Portugal has been steadily declining since the first free elections following the 25th of April, a trend that the National Statistics Institute (INE) classifies as structural, although there have been signs of recovery in more recent years. The conclusion comes from an analysis of 53 electoral events held...
Threats of coups and bomb attacks marked the campaign for the first legislative elections after the Estado Novo dictatorship, but the electoral act ultimately led to the “stabilisation of democracy”.
Data indicates that the Portuguese go to the polls more for legislative elections and less for European ones.
An analysis by the INE concluded that there has been a downward trend in voter turnout in Portugal since 1975, regardless of the type of election being analysed.
José Luís Carneiro shows himself to be “firmly convinced” that he will contest the legislative elections as leader of the PS, that he will be prime minister, and refuses to acknowledge an internal opponent because he sees no fundamental disagreements, welcoming Pedro Nuno Santos “with open arms”.
A look back at the 50th anniversary of the first legislative elections.
There were celebrations at Largo do Rato following the latest Intercampus barometer. Is the PS leading in voting intentions?
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has acknowledged his election defeat. In a press conference, Orbán stated that the “election result is painful, but clear,” concluding his 16 consecutive years leading the Hungarian government. Minutes earlier, the declared winner, Péter Magyar, revealed that he had received a...
Alberto Cunha, a commentator for CNN Portugal, points out that the Hungarian electoral system is “extremely complex”.
Even before the results were known, the ultra-conservative prime minister admitted the opposition's victory. Magyar's Tisza party is aiming for a majority in the Hungarian Parliament.
Hungary goes to the polls this Sunday to elect a new government. Viktor Orbán is running for a fifth term and is the longest-serving head of government in the European Union.
An analysis of the significance of the Hungarian elections within the European political landscape.
Chega received 2,000 complaints from emigrants in two days. In Parliament, Paulo Rangel promises improvements but warns that electronic voting is not the answer.
Extending the deadline until Tuesday “does not harm the elections” for these external parliamentary bodies at all, which will take place as scheduled on April 16.
The election will remain scheduled for the 16th, the day before the Council of State.
With the world's eyes on the Brazilian presidential elections and the American midterms, the density of decisive elections in Europe is remarkable. After somewhat surprising results in Slovenia and still awaiting Tuesday's results in Denmark, the next year and a half is crucial not only for the future of the European right, but also...
Ambassador Álvaro Mendonça e Moura will run for a second term as president of the Confederation of Farmers of Portugal (CAP). CAP has called an ordinary general assembly for May 14, using exclusively electronic voting, to elect the governing bodies. The General Assembly Board is led by former CAP president Eduardo...
Seguro proved that seriousness is an electoral value that was underestimated. This would be an image that Carneiro would find easy to assert publicly. The problem: that alone is insufficient to get there.
There were also 6.1% 'no votes' and 4.9% blank votes.
The Social Democratic Youth (JSD) Congress will take place on May 22, 23, and 24 in Viseu, with the succession of João Pedro Louro being contested by João Pedro Luís and Clara de Sousa Alves, as reported by DN this Friday. The date was approved at the National Council meeting in Alcochete this Saturday. JSD will decide its leadership—which João Pedro Louro cannot seek again due to age limits—one week before the expected direct elections for the PSD presidency. João Pedro Luís, the current secretary-general, is running under the slogan 'The Strength of the Future', while former MP Clara de Sousa Alves is running under 'Courage to Make a Difference', aiming to restore the organization's relevance.
In an interview with Facto Político from the Viseu Multipurpose Pavilion, the MEP argues that Carneiro should be the PS leader to contest the 2029 legislative elections, despite his mandate renewed in the last direct elections being for only two years.
It will certainly be a tense meeting, given the depth of the wounds the PS carries and the magnitude of the task awaiting the party. Opinion by São José Almeida.
The headline refers to the setup of two voting locations, one at the Garcia de Orta Hospital and the other at the Hospital of Setúbal.
With the world's eyes on the Brazilian presidential elections and the US midterms, Europe is seeing a notable density of decisive elections. Following somewhat surprising results in Slovenia and with the results of Tuesday's elections in Denmark still unknown, the next year and a half is crucial not only for the future of the European right, but also...
Parliament will elect members for external bodies on 16 April, the day before Seguro's first Council of State.
The leaders' conference scheduled the elections for the Assembly of the Republic's external bodies for April 16 today, following successive postponements primarily due to the impasse regarding the Constitutional Court.
