Centre-right set to win Portugal’s election, far-right soars
Updated: 10:50am (AEDT) Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Portugal’s centre-right Democratic Alliance was set to finish first in Sunday’s parliamentary election but fall short of an outright majority with 92 per cent of ballots counted, suggesting tough negotiations ahead with the far-right that made huge gains. The populist, far-right Chega party came third with nearly 19 per […]
Portuguese parties wrap up campaign ahead of Sunday’s election
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Surrounded by upbeat supporters, Portuguese party leaders braved the pouring rain on Friday to wrap up two weeks of campaigning for what is set to be a tight election that could end eight years of Socialist rule. Sunday’s race, two years ahead of schedule, was called when Socialist premier Antonio Costa resigned […]
Postcards: Lisbon plaques remember Portugal’s “silenced” role in slavery
CATARINA DEMONY and MIGUEL PEREIRA, of Reuters, report from the Portuguese capital…
“I can be where the young people are”: As a DJ, village priest in Portugal cues up faith and electronic dance music for global youth
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports on Catholic priest and DJ, Fr Guilherme Peixoto…
Portugal President calls March snap election, leaves time to pass budget
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Portugal will hold a snap parliamentary election on 10th March, its second in as many years, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday, following Tuesday’s abrupt resignation of the Socialist Prime Minister amid a corruption investigation. Yet, the President said he would only disband parliament, where the Socialist Party (PS) has a […]
Timing seen as crucial as snap election looms in Portugal
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa kicked off talks with the main political parties on Wednesday to decide whether, or how soon, to call a snap election following the abrupt resignation of the Socialist Prime Minister. Antonio Costa stepped down on Tuesday after prosecutors detained his chief of staff and named his infrastructure […]
What do we know about the Hamas hostages?
Reuters Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas took at least 200 hostages and killed about 1,400 people during a 7th October dawn raid carried out from the Gaza Strip on communities and military bases in southern Israel. Israel has responded by pounding Gaza with air strikes, killing thousands, and has said it will act to […]
Tent-dwelling migrants join protest over Portugal’s housing prices
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Marcia Leandro moved to Portugal from Brazil six months ago with a goal: to train as a chef. But Portugal’s housing crisis curbed her dreams and forced her to live in a tent. Leandro, 43, and Andreia Costa, her neighbour in an improvised tent camp on an empty plot on the outskirts of […]
Youth vs Europe: “Unprecedented” climate trial unfolds at rights court
Reuters Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves went head-to-head with 32 European governments on Wednesday, alleging in court that their failure to act fast enough on climate change is a violation of their human rights. The case – filed in September, 2020, against the 27 EU member states as […]
Millions swelter across Iberian Peninsula…while storm continues to sweep over the Nordics
Lisbon, Portigal/Madrid, Spain Reuters Millions of people in parts of Portugal and Spain opted to stay inside on Tuesday on the second day of a heatwave sweeping the Iberian Peninsula during peak tourist season that has spurred the spread of wildfires. People queue in the sun outside Almudena Cathedral as they wait to enter the […]