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André Ventura, leader of Chega, has called for a constitutional revision to overcome what he describes as a blockade by the Constitutional Court, while accusing the PSD of being overly aligned with the Socialist Party. The PSD has dismissed these claims as a childish tantrum.
Socialist leader Francisco César criticizes the PSD for allegedly attempting to undermine the Constitutional Court, comparing the move to Trumpian tactics aimed at influencing constitutional interpretation.
A new episode in the succession of cases against Ricardo Sousa, who has attributed them to a “personal settling of scores” by Luís Montenegro.
Socialists are irritated by the President of the Republic's choice of Adalberto Campos Fernandes to coordinate the work on building the Strategic Health Pact.
The PSD local branch leader in Espinho, Ricardo Sousa, has appealed a decision by the District Jurisdiction Council to repeat the February 28 internal elections, in which he defeated deputy Carolina Marques by two votes. The decision, based on discrepancies between voter numbers and ballots cast, is viewed by Sousa as an attempt by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to overturn the result because his preferred candidate, supported by his wife Carla Montenegro, lost. Sousa claims the irregularities occurred in district-level voting rather than local-level voting and accuses the party leadership of undemocratic practices, noting he was previously blocked from running for mayor of Espinho. The appeal is now before the National Jurisdiction Council, led by Health Minister Ana Paula Martins.
The former Minister of Environment said that his former friend Pedro Nuno Santos “missed the mark” by accusing him of tactical maneuvering. He attempts to put an end to the controversy: “I will not follow Pedro Nuno Santos in those types of statements.”
The former Finance Minister says that Pedro Nuno wasted his return by speaking of “personal attacks” instead of the problems facing the Portuguese people. He also guarantees he has “the same degree of freedom” as Duarte Cordeiro.
Pedro Delgado Alves also welcomed the fact that the President of the Republic had the “opportunity to underline the importance that these topics have”
The former Secretary-General of the PS says that everyone is “too few to fight a Government that is mediocre, incompetent” and “led by very unserious people”.
In Porto, where he met with Jordan Bardella at a working meeting of Chega's European colleagues in the European Union, Ventura attacked the Government and the “example of bad negotiation” for appealing for his party's vote before the UGT's decision was finalised.
The mayor says that the Lisbon City Council has invested in the commemorations of the date. “April 25th is fundamental to me, it is part of my life, I would not be here without April 25th,” states the Lisbon mayor.
The Chega leader stated that Portugal “would also not welcome the president of North Korea”.
If the Government accepts Chega's conditions, it will be a radical change from what it rejected during social dialogue. Which law will reach Belém for Seguro to veto? Probably none. Column by Ana Sá Lopes
The list led by former MP for Braga Ricardo Gonçalves filed a complaint with the Jurisdiction Committee, but the matter now passes to the new team, whose election this group of party members seeks to annul.
A clear majority of respondents consider this government to be worse than they imagined when the AD won the last legislative elections.
The PSD parliamentary leader belittles former deputies who moved to Ventura's party and criticises demands for greater transparency from politicians, claiming it is populism.
The spokesperson for Livre accused part of the right of being 'impatient' and another part of wanting to rush the approval of proposals, including the labour package, before a 'backlash' in public opinion.
The Socialist Party secretary-general added that the Government has been using far-right themes, not because it is concerned about the issues themselves.
All parties in Parliament agree there is 'too much centralism', but the proposals were rejected by the right-wing parties. The PS says that missed opportunities cannot serve as an excuse.
José Luís Carneiro (who will put an end to donor secrecy), António José Seguro (who wants two socialists on the Council of State), and the PS (which suffered a rejection in the Assembly of the Republic) are the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Did no one in the PS realise that Tiago Antunes for Ombudsman was destined to go wrong? The PSD bench also censured Hugo Soares' appeals. And also the conflict between Leão XIV and Donald Trump.
Socialists accuse the PSD leadership of failing to control their parliamentary group. Ventura and Rui Rocha welcomed the rejection of the former Socialist government official.
The leader of PSD/Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, stated today that he did not invite anyone from the national leadership to the party's regional congress this weekend because 'the current situation is not appropriate,' citing a 'minor disagreement' between the two structures.
The name put forward by the PS has been contested and is at risk of being rejected. Chega is calling for a vote against, and the Liberal Initiative also does not accept the choice.
A name linked to the Ombudsman's Office and politics has been the cause of division and indignation in the country. And where does the parties' money come from?
“This is a Government that bases its legitimacy on an election in which it promised one thing and, in this case, once again, does the opposite of what it promised,” stated the PS parliamentary leader.
If José Sócrates comes to demand accountability from the State for the violation of his rights, we will see a Socratic ombudsman pronouncing on the matter. Could there be a greater humiliation?
Paulo Raimundo holds the PSD, IL, and Chega responsible for every price increase and for the granting of the Lajes base to support attacks on Iran. For the PCP, the ceasefire is positive but insufficient.
Paulo Raimundo blames the three parties for the rise in the cost of the food basket and accuses them of complicity in the use of Lajes for bombing Iran.
