The former Portuguese prime minister takes over the presidency of the European Council on Sunday with a call to ‘listen’ to citizens and willingness to find ‘creative’ solutions for a united but diverse bloc
The center-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance won 79 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly. The center-left Socialist Party, in power the past eight years, got 77 seats
In a country whose population is normally less polarized than in other parts of the EU, the elections scheduled for March 10, in which the Portuguese will have to decide between two opposing blocs, will be tough
The prime minister ignored the alarms about the business dealings of Diogo Lacerda Machado, his best man at his wedding, who was recruited by companies to take advantage of his political influence
Founded by Mário Soares in 1973, the party is the backbone of Portugal’s democracy – but celebrates half a century of existence in the midst of political turmoil