US EditionPortugal Premier Gets Backing From Opposition in Parliament Vote
- On June 17, 2025, Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro presented his new government's program to Parliament in Lisbon.
- The program followed Montenegro’s center-right AD coalition's May 18 snap election win after early elections caused by a lost confidence vote.
- His government plans include recruiting 1,500 new police officers, reforming the Nationality and Foreigners Laws, reducing income tax by over 500 million euros, and increasing defense spending to 2% of GDP.
- Montenegro emphasized that maintaining political stability is a collective responsibility and affirmed that the current administration is committed to completing its full four-year term, while Chega leader Andre Ventura urged against hindering the government’s work at this time.
- Parliament rejected a Communist Party motion opposing the program, enabling the AD coalition to take power and signaling an emphasis on security, immigration control, tax cuts, and dialogue with opposition.
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The Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro, has achieved on Wednesday what he demanded in electoral campaign at every act and in every corner, when he devised a slogan and a song to try to reinforce his image as manager: “Deixem or Luís laboralhar!” (Let Luis work). Voters did not penalize him for keeping his family business active since he came to office in 2024 and gave him a second chance, but the leader of the conservative coalition Dem…
PM Montenegro Presents Government Program to Portuguese Parliament - teleSUR English
Among his priorities are strengthening resources for crime prevention and ensuring the effectiveness of criminal justice. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro presented his administration’s program to the Portuguese Parliament, which will debate its various proposals. This year, he will work to add 1,500 new police officers, reform the Nationality Law and the Foreigners Law, and reduce income tax revenue. RELATED: Luis Montenegro Becomes P…
The Prime Minister of Portugal , Luís Montenegro , presented the government programme he intends to implement for the next four years in Parliament this Tuesday , and assured that «political stability» will depend on the behaviour of the main political parties.«The people have decided that this is the government they want», Montenegro said during his speech in the presentation of the programme of the XXV Government of Portugal. «We will do it wi…
"This government comes out full of functions, legitimized by Parliament," Montenegro said after leaving the Chamber, noting that it is now up to them to put in place a programme for what they expect the collaboration of the other political forces present in the Assembly.
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