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Portugal Wins UN Security Council Seat on First Ballot — 134 Votes Open Two-Year Term From January 2027

Portugal Wins UN Security Council Seat on First Ballot — 134 Votes Open Two-Year Term From January 2027

Portugal will sit on the United Nations Security Council from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028, after a 3 June vote in New York that placed Lisbon ahead of every other European candidate in the same round. It is the country's fourth election to...

The Portugal Brief 07 Jun 2026

Portugal Wins a Non-Permanent UN Security Council Seat for the 2027-2028 Term With 134 Votes on the First Round — Austria Joins, Germany Falls Short

Portugal Wins a Non-Permanent UN Security Council Seat for the 2027-2028 Term With 134 Votes on the First Round — Austria Joins, Germany Falls Short

Portugal won the UN Security Council non-permanent seat on the first round on 3 June 2026 with 134 votes — above the 128 two-thirds threshold and three votes ahead of Austria. The 2027-2028 term is Portugal's eighth on the Council and pushes Germany off the body for the first time since 1976.

The Portugal Brief 04 Jun 2026

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi Lands at the Palácio das Necessidades on Tuesday 19 May, Thanks Portugal for September 2025 Palestine Recognition and Pitches a Joint Two-State Push

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi Lands at the Palácio das Necessidades on Tuesday 19 May, Thanks Portugal for September 2025 Palestine Recognition and Pitches a Joint Two-State Push

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi sat down with Portuguese counterpart Paulo Rangel at the Palácio das Necessidades on Tuesday 19 May 2026 and used the bilateral readout to thank Portugal for its 21 September 2025...

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

MNE Paulo Rangel Summons Israel's Ambassador to the Palácio das Necessidades Over Detention of Portuguese Doctors Bartilotti and Dias Aboard the Tenaz, Flagged as a Breach of International Law

MNE Paulo Rangel Summons Israel's Ambassador to the Palácio das Necessidades Over Detention of Portuguese Doctors Bartilotti and Dias Aboard the Tenaz, Flagged as a Breach of International Law

The Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros summoned Israel's ambassador to Lisbon to the Palácio das Necessidades on Tuesday 19 May after the Israeli Navy intercepted the vessel Tenaz — part of the pro-Palestine humanitarian Global Sumud Flotilha — in...

The Portugal Brief 19 May 2026

Paulo Rangel Walks Into Brussels on Monday Asking for EU Sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — Foreign Minister Concedes the Two-Minister Measure Will Not Pass But Pushes Settler-Targeted Sanctions and West-Bank-Settlement Trade Restrictions

Paulo Rangel Walks Into Brussels on Monday Asking for EU Sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich — Foreign Minister Concedes the Two-Minister Measure Will Not Pass But Pushes Settler-Targeted Sanctions and West-Bank-Settlement Trade Restrictions

Paulo Rangel walked into the 11 May 2026 EU Foreign Affairs Council asking for sanctions on Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. He conceded the measure will not pass and pushed for settler-targeted sanctions and trade restrictions on West Bank settlement goods.

The Portugal Brief 11 May 2026

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