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André Ventura Conditions Chega's PSU Generalidade Vote on a Five-Year Contributory Wall for Immigrant Access — Friday Parliament Vote Precedes the 11 June Montenegro Labour-Package Meeting

André Ventura Conditions Chega's PSU Generalidade Vote on a Five-Year Contributory Wall for Immigrant Access — Friday Parliament Vote Precedes the 11 June Montenegro Labour-Package Meeting

Chega leader André Ventura confirmed on 8 June that the party could let the Prestação Social Única pass at generalidade if PSD accepts a five-year contributory wall on immigrant access — and announced a 'final meeting' with PM Montenegro on the labour-reform package on Thursday 11 June.
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Maria Lúcia Amaral Tells RTP Antena 1 Podcast That Wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'Escaped' Her — Former MAI Minister Frames Her 10 February Resignation Around the Loss of Authority on Civil Protection

Maria Lúcia Amaral Tells RTP Antena 1 Podcast That Wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'Escaped' Her — Former MAI Minister Frames Her 10 February Resignation Around the Loss of Authority on Civil Protection

Former Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral, in her first post-resignation interview on RTP Antena 1's Ponto de Interrogação podcast aired 9 June, says she stepped down after losing the authority to govern when the 2025 wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'escaped' her.
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Registering on the Portuguese Electoral Roll as a Foreign Resident in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Recenseamento Eleitoral, the Three-Tier Reciprocity Map, the Junta de Freguesia Procedure and Which Elections You Can Actually Vote In

Registering on the Portuguese Electoral Roll as a Foreign Resident in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Recenseamento Eleitoral, the Three-Tier Reciprocity Map, the Junta de Freguesia Procedure and Which Elections You Can Actually Vote In

EU citizens vote in Portuguese municipal and European Parliament elections from day one of residence; Brazilians and Cape Verdeans vote in municipal after two years; ten Tier-3 reciprocity states vote in municipal after three years. The Junta de Freguesia is the front door.
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Lisbon's 27th Pride March Pulls Thousands Down Avenida da Liberdade on 6 June — Seventeen LGBTI+ Associations Push Back on 2018 Gender-Identity Law Repeal Bills and Conversion-Therapy Decriminalisation Proposals

Lisbon's 27th Pride March Pulls Thousands Down Avenida da Liberdade on 6 June — Seventeen LGBTI+ Associations Push Back on 2018 Gender-Identity Law Repeal Bills and Conversion-Therapy Decriminalisation Proposals

The 27th Marcha LGBTI+ de Lisboa drew thousands down Avenida da Liberdade on Saturday 6 June behind the slogan 'Nem Silêncio, Nem Medo' — targeting Lei 38/2018 repeal attempts, conversion-therapy decriminalisation bills, and bans on Pride flags in public buildings.
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