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The date will be set at the National Committee meeting to be held next Saturday.

Expresso reports this morning that PS leader José Luís Carneiro – the man who stepped into the space left by the resignation last summer of Pedro Nuno Santos (following the The post PS leader ‘wastes no time’ calling internal elections appeared first on Portugal Resident.

The defeat belongs to Marques Mendes, but it hits Montenegro harder. The PM is not endorsing any candidate now and shows irrationality. The centre-right electorate was already adrift. Will it become even more so?

The PS National Commission meeting has been convened for next Saturday. A direct vote for Carneiro's re-election is scheduled for mid-March, with a national congress at the end of that month.

Alberto João Jardim today held the social democratic leadership responsible for the possibility that the Presidency of the Republic may be occupied by Seguro or André Ventura, criticising the 'incompetence of the PSD leadership' over the choice of Marques Mendes.

Carneiro could be the PS leader who returns the party to Belém, but he didn’t even bother to find a presidential candidate. And is Jorge Pinto the left’s disaster?

Pureza acknowledged that the outcome for Catarina Martins — likely referring to her result in an election or internal party process — will play a significant role in shaping the future direction of the Left Bloc (BE).
José Manuel Pureza says the outcome for Catarina Martins will be significant for the future direction of the Left Bloc (BE).

Authors of the book “#MeToo A Very Public Secret — Sexual Harassment in Portugal” say the alleged victim contacted them in 2024. PÚBLICO witnessed and reported the meeting.

Jorge Pinto says that if he gets a poor electoral result on Sunday, he will personally accept the defeat. The candidate, backed by Livre, was campaigning this morning in Vila Nova de Gaia, where he ruled out standing for the party leadership.

The 'leader-grinding machine', or as Morais Sarmento once called it, the 'madhouse', is very much alive in these elections. Old rivalries, resistance to Mendes and the Passos factor are tearing the PSD apart.

Hugo Soares tells the Social Democratic Party (PSD) that Marques Mendes is the sole option to prevent instability within the party.