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It is time for our political class to restore dignity to their word, honour the resources we have entrusted to them, and finally begin working in the fruitful silence that builds the future.
It was a very dignified ceremony, without incidents or lack of respect. Nowadays, this is not common.
One learns, all too soon, the art of strategic silence and timely bowing. Where the grain in the gears of the parent party should be pulsing, only a disciplined and grey echo remains.
In 1994, when in Portugal politicians who lied and insulted were still obliged to resign, and there wasn't the farce there is today surrounding wine, I went to Vila Grande. Column by Pedro Garcias
It's not for nothing that dictators hate artists. Perhaps art, or the kind of art that deserves the name, is a weapon capable of killing not the fascists themselves, but the fascist ideology. Opinion by Fernanda Hamann
Democracy reaches its peak: candidates say little, commentators explain everything, and the voter shirks the tedium of forming their own opinion.
Mateus Araújo's husky voice is one of several young people energising António José Seguro's caravan, drawn from across the political spectrum. From 'Bella Ciao' to the 'rock of freedom', what motivates those who bring the campaign to life?
Never before has Portugal been subjected to candidates for the Presidency of the Republic dancing the night away in a discotheque, throwing themselves out of a kayak during a daredevil The post Presidential election: final campaign days marked by increasingly bizarre behaviour appeared first on Portugal Resident.
What is it to suggest that the country will improve by solving just one problem? A lack of knowledge, of ideas — in other words, a lack of substance, which is compensated for by the cult of the chosen one's infallibility.
Being a young moderate requires not only a deep love of Portugal but also saint-like patience and warrior-like resilience. It means explaining that shouting 'shame' doesn't reduce taxes or create wealth. Column by Pedro Miguel Marques
Marcelo started the ginjinha tradition in Barreiro. Will it end with the president's term? And is parliament being negligent?
