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Who's Who In Portugal's Elections

The head of the centre-right opposition, the new leader of the Socialist Party, and the founder of an extreme far-right formation are the main candidates in Portugal's March 10 legislative elections.

International Business Times · Feb 25, 2024

Portugal's Socialist Party Picks New Leader Ahead Of March Vote

Portugal's ruling Socialist Party picked former infrastructure minister Pedro Nuno Santos as its leader on Saturday, ahead of a snap election called after his predecessor Antonio Costa resigned as prime minister and party head amid a corruption investigation.

International Business Times · Dec 17, 2023

Portugal’s president calls snap elections in March after PM resigns

Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced resignation after chief of staff was arrested amid corruption probe.

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2023

Portuguese president warns PM over credibility, avoids crisis

Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa issued a dire new warning on Thursday to the prime minister after their rift put the country on the verge of a full-blown political crisis, but refrained from using his power to dissolve parliament.

Reuters · May 4, 2023

Portugal risks political crisis amid PM-president rift

Portuguese opposition parties called on the president on Wednesday to use his power to dissolve parliament over a growing scandal around state-owned airline TAP, although analysts see the majority Socialist government surviving - for now at least.

Reuters · May 3, 2023

After backlash, Portugal to hike public pensions by an extra 3.57%

Portugal on Monday approved an additional 3.57% hike in public pensions from July following criticism that it was benefiting from rising tax revenues due to high inflation without sharing those gains with the country's 3.7 million pensioners.

Reuters · Apr 17, 2023

Portugal: Two women stabbed to death at Lisbon’s Islamic centre

Police say the attacker is in custody after he was shot and wounded for failing to put down his knife.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2023

Two women killed at Portugal Muslim centre as attack probed as possible terror

Police shot suspect ‘armed with large knife’ when called to centre in Lisbon

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Police shoot suspect after two killed in knife attack at muslim centre in Lisbon

Police have shot a man after two people were stabbed to death and another person was injured at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Lisbon, Portugal's prime minister has said.

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2023

Lisbon stabbing: Knifeman shot by police after killing two women at Muslim centre

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa confirmed that two women had been stabbed to death at the Ismaili Muslim centre - a central facility for the city's Islamic community - in the capital of Lisbon

Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023