Tag: Portugal
Jail Awaits Neo-Nazi Who Called for Women’s Forced Prostitution
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 […]
May 7, 2024
Right-Wing Wins Portugal’s Elections
With 95,04% of the votes counted, the conservative coalition Democratic Alliance (AD, center-right) leads with 30,8% of the votes this Sunday’s legislative elections in Portugal, which defines it as a clear winner. RELATED: Parliamentary Elections in Portugal With 51.96% Turnout In second place is positioned with 28,5% the Socialist Party (PS), led by Nuno Santos, […]
March 10, 2024
Pro-Palestinian Activists Graffiti Portuguese Foreign Ministry
On Sunday night, pro-Palestinian and climate activists vandalized and broke some windows at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Lisbon to denounce Portugal’s complicity with Israel and demand sanctions. RELATED: Geopolitical Issues Dominated the Munich Security Conference In a post on Instagram on Monday, the activists explained that these actions were carried out by […]
February 19, 2024
Portuguese Citizens To Elect New Government in March
On Monday, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa signed a decree establishing the dissolution of the Portuguese Parliament and calling for legislative elections on March 10. RELATED: Portugal’s President Calls March Snap Elections The ongoing crisis began on November 7, 2023, when the Portuguese prosecution announced “Operation Influencer”, which investigates irregularities in lithium and hydrogen businesses. This, […]