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Weekly Digest

Weekly Digest — May 03 to May 10, 2026

The week's most important Portugal stories, curated from our daily coverage. This week in Portugal: the stories that mattered most, from politics and the economy to housing, health, and culture. If you missed anything, start here. Ministério Público...

Politics

Comissão Nacional de Eleições Slips Into a Quorum Crisis — Five Members From the Government, PSD and CDS-PP Suspend Plenary Participation, Accusing President Trindade of Withholding Financial Information, as Both Sides Now Demand Tribunal de Contas Audits

The Comissão Nacional de Eleições — the constitutional body that oversees Portuguese elections — has slipped into the most serious internal crisis since its 1971 establishment. Five members representing the Government, PSD and CDS-PP have suspended...

Business

Ljubomir Stanisic Sells the 100 Maneiras Group to the International Operator Behind Las Ficheras — Bistro 100 Maneiras and Carnal Gastrobar Move Across With the Flagship Lisbon Restaurant After 17 Years and an April Kitchen Fire

Ljubomir Stanisic has sold the 100 Maneiras restaurant group to Dhurba Subedi, the international operator behind the Las Ficheras venue in Lisbon and a global portfolio of more than 100 restaurants. The deal — announced on Thursday, 8 May 2026 —...

Economy

Centromarca Reads Portuguese Supermarket Spending Up €486 Per Household Since 2019 — Worldpanel Panel of 4,000 Households Prints €2,193 in 2025 Against €1,707 in 2019, a 28.5% Lift That Outruns the €418 Wage Increase

The Portuguese household grocery bill is now €486 a year heavier than it was in 2019, according to the Worldpanel by Numerator panel of 4,000 Continental Portugal households commissioned by Centromarca, the country's branded-goods association. The...