General Strike. BE Leader Believes in "Great Mobilisation"
“The country will come to a standstill to signal to the Government” that the changes to labour legislation are “absolutely unacceptable,” predicts the party coordinator, José Manuel Pureza.
Government defends labour legislation in budget approval
Out of the 2076 proposals presented by the opposition, 70 were approved against the ruling party, including freezing tuition fees and exemptions on certain tolls, options that outraged the Government. José Luís Carneiro downplayed new accusations of a 'coalition' with Chega, and the Government defended changes to labour legislation, which the Socialist Party insisted should be excluded.