Pedro Nuno Santos will not attend State Council meeting on Ukraine
Pedro Nuno Santos will not take part in the State Council meeting, convened for 9 January, to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The news is reported by Expresso, which says Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's summons caused controversy among the presidential candidates because it takes place in the middle of the official campaign period...
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2026 presidential election: candidates criticise State Council meeting
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Gouveia e Melo: "Why didn't one of the candidates, who is a member of the Council of State, ask to be replaced?"
Gouveia e Melo questions why a candidate — who also serves as a member of the Council of State — did not request to be substituted.
