- Jul 11
Livre congress in Sintra picks Pinto and Mendes Lopes as new spokespersons, Tavares slams rental law as 'domain of delirium'
The 17th congress of Portuguese party Livre in Sintra sees Rui Tavares exit as spokesperson, with Jorge Pinto and Isabel Mendes Lopes poised to co-lead, amid internal disputes over party democracy and a controversial rental law.
- Jun 22
Livre accuses Portugal's government of failing storm-hit regions as parliamentary days begin in Leiria
The Livre party launched its parliamentary days in Leiria on Monday, accusing the government of Luís Montenegro of a slow and inadequate response to the train of storms that battered central Portugal earlier this year.
- Jun 12
Portuguese Parliament sends unified welfare benefit bill to committee after PSD-Chega deal
The government's plan to merge 13 social supports into a single payment moved to a parliamentary committee without a general vote on 12 June, after the ruling Social Democrats and the far-right Chega agreed to postpone the vote for ten days of closed-door talks.
