Thirty years later, the situation is similar as impunity continues, SOS Racismo spokesperson pointed out. On Tuesday, thousands of Portuguese took to the streets of Lisbon to protest racism and xenophobia, marking the 30th anniversary of the racist killing of a young Portuguese man of Cape Verdean descent by a group of skinheads. RELATED: Venezuela […]

The social democratic leader was asked to form a government after the Democratic Alliance won the snap elections. On Thursday, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa nominated Luis Montenegro as prime minister, following legislative elections and consultations with parliamentary parties. RELATED: First Polling Stations Close in Portugal’s Legislative Elections Montenegro, leader of the Democratic Alliance […]

Rebelo de Sousa will speak with representatives of the Social Democratic, Socialist, and Chega parties. On Tuesday, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will meet with the country’s main political parties to discuss the formation of a future government. The meetings come after Sunday’s elections, in which the center-right won, the far right made significant […]

The Democratic Alliance (AD), of Portugal’s acting Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, is in the lead in the legislative elections in Portugal, with 33.40% of the votes and 55 seats, while the far-right force Chega is second, with 23.24% and 33 seats, with 95.15% of the votes counted. RELATED: First Polling Stations Close in Portugal’s Legislative […]

Polling stations in mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago closed this Sunday at 7:00 PM local time in the legislative elections to renew the 230 deputies of the unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Parliament), from which a new Government will emerge. RELATED: Turn Out in Portugal’s Legislative Elections Is 48.28% Until Mid-Afternoon In the case […]

Participation in the legislative elections in Portugal this Sunday was 48.28% until 4:00 PM local time (3:00 PM GMT), according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Administration (Interior Ministry). RELATED: Portugal’s Ruling Conservative Coalition Leads Polls The rate is lower than that recorded in the legislative elections of March 2024, when it was […]

Among those polled, however, 24% admitted they could still change their minds about which party to vote for on May 18. On Thursday, the Portuguese weekly Expresso published a poll showing that the ruling center-right coalition Democratic Alliance (AD) would lead with 32% of the vote in Portugal if elections were held now, while the […]

Blackouts were also reported in France and Belgium. On Monday, a massive blackout swept across Spain and Portugal, leaving large parts of both countries without electricity and causing widespread disruption. Blackouts were also reported in France and Belgium. RELATED: Cuba Work in Sistematically Recovering Energy After Nationwide Blackout Spain’s electricity grid operator, Red Electrica, confirmed […]

Portuguese Judges ordered Google to block the website EZTV, along with over 500 related subdomains. The Lisbon Intellectual Property Court has ruled against Google Portugal for allowing access to a website that shared pirated content, including films, TV series, newspapers, and books. RELATED: US Justice Department is Considering Breakup of Google The court ordered Google […]

On Tuesday, the Criminal Court of Lisbon sentenced far-right extremist Mario Machado to two years and 10 months in prison for inciting hatred on social media, where he called for the “forced prostitution” of left-wing women. RELATED:  Germany Arrests Far-Right Activists for Attempted Kidnapping The sentence from the Portuguese judges also includes Ricardo Pais, who […]