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Reuters
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Portugal's new minority centre-right government takes power
LISBON, June 18 (Reuters) - A minority centre-right government formally took power in Portugal on Wednesday after parliament threw out a motion by the small opposition Communist Party calling for rejection of the new administration's programme. In its programme, the government promises to continue cutting taxes for the middle class and companies, maintain budget surpluses and have a permanent dialogue with the opposition on key issues such as immigration. The Communists, with just three seats in the 230-member parliament, had accused the incoming government in their motion of working "against the interests of workers" and also opposed plans to raise defence spending to 2% of national output. But the largest opposition parties - the far-right Chega and the centre-left Socialists - delivered on an earlier promise to vote against the motion, paving the way for Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition to take office. Montenegro has kept most of the same key ministers in his new cabinet after the AD coalition won a snap election on May 18. Although the AD obtained more seats than in the previous election, it again fell short of a working majority in a fragmented parliament, while the anti-establishment, anti-immigration Chega emerged as the main opposition force. "Political stability is everyone's task, this government is here for the four-year legislature," Montenegro said on Tuesday. Chega leader Andre Ventura said "it is not time to obstruct" the government, even though he did not consider it to be a good one, but promised to "take seriously the work of leading this opposition... and tell you to your face what is wrong". The government's first big test is likely to be passing the 2026 budget towards the end of the year. No new parliamentary election can be called until at least mid-2026 because Portugal will hold a presidential election next January.
Bloomberg
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Portugal Premier Gets Backing From Opposition in Parliament Vote
Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's minority government got backing from the two biggest opposition parties in a vote in parliament after his center-right coalition won a snap election in May. A motion presented by the Communists to reject the recently reelected government's program was defeated on Wednesday as groups including far-right party Chega and the Socialists voted against the proposal, as previously announced. Jose Pedro Aguiar Branco, the president of parliament, announced the results of the vote.
LBCI
28-05-2025
- General
- LBCI
Italy demands Israel strikes stop, blasts expulsions of Gazans
Italy's foreign minister urged Israel again on Wednesday to stop its strikes on Gaza while warning that expelling Palestinians from the territory "is not and never will be an acceptable option." Speaking to parliament, Antonio Tajani said Israel's reaction to the October 7 Hamas attack had taken on "unacceptable forms," adding that "the bombings must stop, humanitarian assistance must resume as soon as possible, respect for international humanitarian law must be restored." AFP
