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The president of Chega recalls the removal of Luís Neves by the Public Prosecutor's Office in the Operation Influencer case.
In under 24 hours Cotrim de Figueiredo’s campaign was rocked by two controversies — a dispute linked to Ventura’s place in the second round and an allegation of harassment — prompting intense media and commentator reaction. A Catholic University poll that places Cotrim third, despite his insistence he can contest the second round, provided immediate relief and helped dissipate some of the political damage. Commentators including Miguel Santos Carrapatoso, Carlos Rodrigues and Bruno Batista framed the episode as a pivotal, potentially career-defining moment: Rodrigues argued Cotrim never sought the presidency, while Batista called the previous day a disastrous political mistake. The net effect is a campaign bruised but not decisively derailed, with the poll softening public fallout even as scrutiny and debate continue.
During CNN Fim de Tarde, Miguel Relvas analyses the situation involving Luís Neves and Fernando Alexandre. The commentator believes that António José Seguro should speak out on the controversy surrounding the Minister of Internal Administration.
Adalberto Campos Fernandes analyses the controversy involving Luís Neves. The commentator criticises the politician's delay in providing clarifications regarding the trailer that was in the possession of a friend of the minister.
The minister will be summoned to the permanent committee of the Assembly of the Republic to clarify the controversies in which he is involved. It is up to the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Aguiar-Branco, to decide the date.
Luís Rosa, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analysed the controversy surrounding Luís Neves, Minister of Internal Administration.
The Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, guarantees that he will remain in office. “I feel I have the legitimacy to continue doing my job and I am available for anything,” said the former director of the PJ, following the controversy related to his terms at the head of the police. The IL announced that it will request his presence...
CNN Portugal commentator Rui Calafate analysed the case surrounding Luís Neves, Minister of Internal Administration, and the controversy regarding national exams.
CNN Portugal commentator Sérgio Sousa Pinto analysed the controversy surrounding Luís Neves, Minister of Internal Administration.
Paulo Lopes Silva, from the Socialist Party, considers that “there are many doubts of great importance and relevance” in the controversy involving the Minister of Internal Administration.
These have been tough months for the government of Luís Montenegro, which is accumulating controversies. This one involves construction work, undisclosed payment receipts, a table, and a trailer full of precursors for producing drugs.
Luís Rosa and Filipe Santos Costa, commentators for CNN Portugal, analyse the two main political controversies of the moment: the case of the Minister of Internal Administration's contractor and the failures in the grading of national exams.
CNN Portugal commentator Helena Matos analyses the controversy surrounding former Socialist Secretary of State Tiago Antunes, after he claimed to be a victim of cancellation when his nomination for Ombudsman was rejected by Parliament.
The executive shared an appeal for road safety on the same day.
CNN Portugal commentator Bruno Batista analyses the controversy surrounding the appointment of judges to the Constitutional Court
Minister José Manuel Fernandes called leaders of the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) 'cowards' and 'liars' after they interpreted his remarks as interference in technical decisions governed by law. Environmentalists and experts criticise the minister's words and stress that 'the ICNF does not exist to serve sectoral interests'.
José Sócrates criticises the choice of Judge Carlos Alexandre to head the Commission to Combat Fraud in the SNS, recently created by the Government. “It is a post tailor-made to serve someone to whom a favour is owed,” accuses the former prime minister.
Aguiar‑Branco says Ventura's presence at Chega's 'youth meeting' in Parliament undermines the 'principles of neutrality, impartiality and equal opportunities among candidates'.
Catarina Martins stresses that everyone has the right to the presumption of innocence. Not wishing to comment directly on the controversy surrounding João Cotrim de Figueiredo, she makes this statement but does not spare him on another issue.
Chega MP Pedro Frazão denied today that he intended to defame the current coordinator of the Left Bloc, saying his Christian upbringing justified his use of the word “purity” in a social media post about harassment.
Presidential candidate Gouveia e Melo said on Tuesday that he was the target of a 'character assassination attempt', without specifying by whom, and welcomed the clarification from the Attorney General's Office (PGR) that he is not a formal suspect. He told journalists this at the end of a visit to the Associação Luiz Pereira da Mota in Loures, in the district of ...
The State Council meeting, scheduled for the middle of the presidential campaign, has today prompted further criticism from candidates and even from the President of the Republic.
Gouveia e Melo questions why a candidate — who also serves as a member of the Council of State — did not request to be substituted.
Turkish authorities report five fatalities. Also, André Ventura rejects the Court's decision, saying he will not remove the posters he put up criticising ethnic minorities.
André Ventura said he does not regret the posters concerning the Roma community, rejecting calls for an apology and standing by the material despite criticism.
The archiving ruling names 17 companies as clients of Spinumviva.
