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The President of the Republic on 24 August rejected the parliamentary bill that changes the framework rules of the Local Economy Support Programme (PAEL),...

Five more years for Marcelo By Paula Martins, in News · 29-01-2021 01:00:00 · 1 Comments The Presidential elections in Portugal last week saw Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa winning in all counties, Ana Gomes becoming the most voted for woman in the Portuguese history of presidential elections and the far-right achieving a never before seen result in Portugal. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was re-elected President of the Republic last Sunda...

A guide to the elections By TPN/Lusa, in News · 24-01-2021 13:56:00 · 1 Comments What you need to know about the presidential elections in Portugal taking place today. More than 10 million voters resident in Portugal and abroad are called to vote in the elections today to choose the next President of the Republic. This is the 10th time that the Portuguese have been called to choose the President of the Republic in democracy, s...

Polls open in Portugal The polling stations for the presidential elections opened today at 8am. According to the spokesman for the National Elections Commission (CNE), João Tiago Machado, polling stations opened across the country without major problems and without any reported cases of boycotts. The main complaints were related to “complaints from people in queues, waiting for the counting of early votes”, and the situation is now normalised. The waiting time in these cases varied depending on the amount of early votes received in each parish, explained João Tiago Machado, specifying t...

Nursing home residents head to the polls By Paula Martins, in News, Community · 22-01-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments As Portugal prepares to go to the polls on 24 January to vote in the Presidential elections, new measures to help the most vulnerable to cast their vote have been put in place. At the Centro Popular de Lagoa nursing home, smiles were seen through the windows of those who were exercising their right of vote. This new...