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Francisco César did not vote in favour of the urgent consideration of the Azorean proposal. Social Democrats speak of an 'abandonment of the Azores'; Socialists respond by scheduling it for February.
The leader of the Madeiran executive calls for an end to the experiments and demands definitive solutions. Madeira will send a bill to the Assembly of the Republic to repeal regulations issued by the central government.
Miguel Albuquerque said that the Government of the Republic is 'insisting on a mistake' and that it is necessary to make 'a correction, a substantial change to what was approved'.
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira said today that the Prime Minister's remarks in parliament about the mobility allowance are 'offensive' and show a 'detachment from reality' that 'damages the image' of the national government.
The leader of the Azores Regional Government endorses neither Seguro nor André Ventura, and admitted that many PSD voters may have preferred candidates other than Luís Marques Mendes.
Seguro dominates in Penamacor (where he was born), Ventura wins in Madeira, Cotrim and Gouveia e Melo win some parishes, and Marques Mendes wins in Fafe. See the geographical curiosities of the presidential election.
At 16:00, a citizen lodged a complaint with the National Election Commission (CNE) concerning remarks by the president of Madeira's regional government.
In a statement, the party lists three projects that will no longer be carried out, citing the 'manifest incompetence of the Regional Government (PSD/CDS–PP).'
Portuguese companies recorded, in the last months of 2025, deposit amounts exceeding loans, reaching record levels in November. In the North, the appointment of the president of the local CCDR is provoking debate between the PS and PSD. BCP is also preparing to ask the Government for an increase in the quota allocated to it under ...
António José Seguro and Luís Marques Mendes will visit Alentejo; André Ventura and Cotrim Figueiredo will visit Leiria. Henrique Gouveia e Melo will take the campaign to Trás-os-Montes.
In Alentejo, the PCP announced that its locally elected representatives will not take part in the votes on 12 January. In Porto, the communists also criticise the power-sharing and the new organisational structure of these bodies.
Francisco Amaral said it was 'an honour' to be president of the Assembly and promised to do 'everything possible to live up to' the trust placed in him and to 'have a voice in defending' the Algarve region.
At 17:00, Marques Mendes pledged that presidencies will be open and announced the first such presidency will take place in the Trás-os-Montes region.