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Diplomatic relations, EU affairs, and Portugal's role in international politics.
PAICV Reclaims Power in Cabo Verde With an Absolute Majority on 17 May — Francisco Carvalho Lands 37 Seats as Ulisses Correia e Silva Steps Down from MpD Leadership and Montenegro Wires the Felicitation from Lisbon

PAICV Reclaims Power in Cabo Verde With an Absolute Majority on 17 May — Francisco Carvalho Lands 37 Seats as Ulisses Correia e Silva Steps Down from MpD Leadership and Montenegro Wires the Felicitation from Lisbon

PAICV reclaims power in Cabo Verde with an absolute majority on 17 May 2026 — Francisco Carvalho's party lands 37 seats including diaspora returns, Ulisses Correia e Silva steps down from MpD leadership, and Montenegro wires the felicitation from Lisbon by mid-morning.
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Rangel Contradicts Marco Rubio's Fox News 'Said Yes Before We Asked' Praise on Lajes for Operação Fúria Épica — MNE Says Pedido Landed After the 28 February Iran Strikes, PS Calls It 'Humilhação à Escala Planetária' and PCP Files CPI on Friday 15 May

Rangel Contradicts Marco Rubio's Fox News 'Said Yes Before We Asked' Praise on Lajes for Operação Fúria Épica — MNE Says Pedido Landed After the 28 February Iran Strikes, PS Calls It 'Humilhação à Escala Planetária' and PCP Files CPI on Friday 15 May

Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel rejects Marco Rubio's Fox News claim that Portugal 'said yes before we even asked' on Lajes for Operação Fúria Épica. MNE says the formal pedido for equipment transit, including MQ-9 Reapers, only arrived after the 28 February strikes on Iran began.
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