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A look back at the period when Francisco Gomes was a member of the PSD party and held pro-immigration views.
I hope, therefore, that Maria João Avillez is right. I hope the country does not forget the PS governments.
Judging by the way things are going, I believe we are no longer in the phase of 'Regionalisation, why not?', but in that of 'Regionalisation, because yes!'.
Salazar was, after all, a politician prone to lavish spending and with an eye on real estate speculation. And violence and cabals do not exist on the left: they are an absolute exclusive of the 'far-right'.
The Socialist secretary-general closed the commemorative session for the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the 1st Constitutional Government, led by Mário Soares.
The Secretary-General of the PS stated today that the changes made by the I Constitutional Government, 'without an absolute majority', depended on the capacity for dialogue and 'building consensus', and argued that 'democracy requires the courage to decide'.
José Luís Carneiro was speaking at the closing of the session commemorating the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the First Constitutional Government, led by Mário Soares, at the PS national headquarters in Lisbon.
The initiative takes place on Thursday night at the party's national headquarters in Lisbon and will conclude with a speech by the PS secretary-general, José Luís Carneiro.
Fernando Menezes, former president of the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, passed away this Tuesday, July 21, in Lisbon at the age of 74. The president of the Azorean government has declared a period of regional mourning from Tuesday to Thursday. A lawyer and member of the Socialist Party, Menezes served as a deputy and leader of the socialist parliamentary group before being elected president of the Azorean parliament in 2000, a position he held until 2008. Political leaders have paid tribute to his significant contribution to the consolidation of democracy and the regional autonomy of the Azores. Additionally, João Marques Pinto, the first president of the Serralves Foundation, has also passed away.
At a time when the centenary of the 28th of May is being commemorated, British historian Tom Gallagher analyses the book 'The Century of May – 100 years of National Revolution'
The University of Porto researcher reconstructs the history of political propaganda, which was born benign and today has multiple faces.
The Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) holds a discussion regarding the four-decade anniversary of Portugal's membership in the EU.
The PÚBLICO project, “Genealogy of Power”, will identify the genealogies of those holding key positions in all Portuguese governments since 1926.
Two Portuguese teams of journalists and scientists were selected in the second round of grants from the Journalism Science Alliance (JSA), a programme co-funded by the European Union that promotes evidence-based investigative journalism.
An investigation into the genealogies of political power since 1926 and another on real estate ownership in Lisbon are part of the second round of grants from the EU's JSA programme.
The AD resulted from an understanding regarding the urgency of sacrificing ideological comfort for the possibility of governing with a majority, and bringing profound changes to the regime, the State, and society.
He was the one who taught me how to take things apart to understand how they worked. He was the one who taught me to like Salazar and to want a right-wing country. Chronicle by Cláudia Lucas Chéu
Instead of seeking to subordinate the State to the Church, Salazar preferred to distance it from all areas that could represent a threat to his power.
Over the last 14 years, since the arrest of José Sócrates as part of Operation Marquês, one question has never been answered. How did the television stations know exactly where and when José Sócrates was going to be arrested that November night in 2014, at Lisbon airport? A guess? No. It was a leak of information. It was...
Singer Fernando Tordo clarifies the reasons behind his decision to leave Portugal during the administration of Prime Minister Passos Coelho, emphasizing his frustration with political measures rather than the nation itself.
The maturity of a people is also measured by how they look at their past. Insecure societies turn history into propaganda; confident societies turn it into knowledge.
Participation in the struggle for independence in Africa opened the doors of power to women such as the Angolan Maria Mambo Café and the Mozambican Graça Machel.
The exhibition 'Sticker: Iconography of Freedom' is at Mude – Museum of Design to showcase these symbols of belonging stuck to the body, whose popularity exploded with the 25th of April revolution.
Newspapers fill page after page with reflections on the cause of strikes and workers' rights, as if the two things were related. They are not. Opinion piece by João Miguel Tavares
The existence of the 1st Republic is full of disturbing similarities to this one over which António José Seguro presides.
Luís Rosa, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analyses Cavaco Silva's statements regarding the importance of state reform.
The municipality of Odemira will host a discussion marking four decades of Portuguese membership in the European Union.
It is not enough to appear austere and monastic to seem (or be) a serious and unblemished politician. It is advisable to have political thought, and that is something that is scarce. Opinion by Amílcar Correia
Carlos Brito was a civil engineer and died at the age of 90. The Social Democratic figure was a civil governor, a city councillor for Porto, and Minister of Defence in the second Cavaco Silva government.
