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The Cascais PSD has officially handed over municipal portfolios to Chega, following a governance agreement approved by Chega's national leadership. The party, led by Ventura, will now oversee the portfolios for transparency and sports. In response, the Socialist Party (PS) has decided to return their portfolios in protest, marking a significant shift in the local political landscape.
The leader of the PSD Parliamentary Group gave instructions today to the deputies of his bench to vote in favour of the candidacy of former Socialist Secretary of State Tiago Antunes for the position of Ombudsman.
After months without an understanding, it seems an agreement is in sight between the PSD, Chega, and PS to appoint the new judges of the Constitutional Court. A conversation with journalist Miguel Santos Carrapatoso.
An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Israel is currently carrying out attacks in Iran. Additionally, the PSD guarantees that the agreement regarding Constitutional Court judges involves the three largest parties.
Hugo Soares says he is proud that the PSD, Chega, and PS managed to reach a common ground after several months. Additionally, Pinto Luz admits that the sale of TAP may proceed with an interested party.
PSD parliamentary leader Hugo Soares says the names have already been discussed. The agreement covers four positions — including the successor to the president of the Constitutional Court — but Chega claims that the fourth judge is yet to be decided.
The PSD parliamentary leader stated this Tuesday (April 7) that there is a “three-way understanding” with the PS and Chega to elect four Constitutional Court judges, though he declined to provide names or the distribution of proposals. Hugo Soares explained that the three parties agreed that the elections should not be fragmented and should occur simultaneously, noting the expected departure of the Court's president in May. While Soares did not explicitly confirm the distribution, Chega leader André Ventura stated that an agreement exists for the PSD to nominate two judges and Chega to nominate one, with a fourth name still under negotiation. Additionally, Ventura confirmed his own nomination for the Council of State alongside Diogo Pacheco de Amorim.
The constitutional expert states that the selection of judges should be the sole responsibility of the parties that founded the democracy. Additionally, António José Seguro visited Alcácer do Sal this morning.
The leader of Chega revealed today that he has reached an agreement with the PSD regarding elections for external bodies and announced that the two parties will present a joint list of candidates for the Council of State.
The leader of Chega also reaffirmed that the two parties have reached an agreement regarding the names for the Constitutional Court.
The president of Chega said that “there was an agreement until the last minute”
The Prime Minister and the Secretary-General of the PS met on Wednesday late afternoon to discuss the deadlock in the elections for the Parliament's external bodies.
