Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from PSD

Storm-battered Portugal heads to polls as rivals unite to keep out far right

Socialist António José Seguro on course for victory but gains by André Ventura’s Chega could herald watershed

The Guardian - UK

Portugal presidential election: Far-right Ventura heads for runoff against centre-left Seguro

In one of the closest contests in recent decades, António José Seguro won most votes in the first round of Portugal's presidential election, with far-right candidate André Ventura securing a place in the runoff set for 8 February.

Euronews

Portuguese parliament approves ban on wearing face veils in public spaces

The bill, proposed by Portugal's far-right Chega party, would prohibit coverings such as burqas and niqabs from being worn in most public places. It received support from centre-right parties.

Euronews

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Portugal heads to the polls in hotly contested local elections

Sunday's municipal elections in Portugal could be decisive in expanding the presence of the far-right Chega party beyond Lisbon. In the country's two biggest cities, it is a tight race between the centre-left and centre-right.

Euronews

‘The Algarve is Chega’s kingdom’: resort city’s voters tempted by far-right party

Chega voters in Albufeira hope party can use Sunday’s local elections as springboard for nationwide takeover

The Guardian - UK

It shouldn’t take undercover journalists to expose policing’s sexist and racist culture

As a researcher of police occupational culture, I was horrified, but not at all surprised by the recent Panorama programme in which an undercover reporter exposed sexism, racism and general thuggishness among some Metropolitan Police officers.

The Conversation

Portugal's parliament approves amended foreigners' law with far right support

The law was passed by the centre-right parliamentary majority after the Constitutional Court rejected the original text in July, judging it as being overly severe on family members of immigrants who wanted to join them.

Euronews

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Romania lays to rest divisive first post-communist president Ion Iliescu

Romania's first post-communist president, Ion Iliescu, was buried on Thursday amid stark divisions over his legacy. He died at 95, symbolising Romania's tumultuous transition.

Euronews

Ion Iliescu's death exposes Romania's deep divisions over his legacy as former leader laid to rest

On the day of Ion Iliescu’s funeral, the polarizing legacy of Romania’s first elected president after the fall of communism was laid bare

The Independent UK

Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95

Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, who later faced charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the bloody revolution, has died

The Independent UK

Portugal's parliament reclassifies rape as public crime bringing it in line with Europe

Several Socialist Party (PS) MPs voted in favour of the reclassification, despite their party's official abstention on some proposals.

Euronews

Romania’s new president nominates centre-right former mayor as prime minister

Bolojan had previously served as acting president from February to May, when Dan defeated a hard-right opponent in a heated presidential election rerun.

Euronews

‘Nothing will be the same again’: Portugal’s Chega may be spot on

The far-right party is now the main opposition – proof that the country’s era of political exceptionalism is over

The Guardian - UK

Portugal general election: Ruling AD coalition wins while Chega and Socialist Party tie for seats

The final results showed the AD coalition won with 32% of the vote, followed by the Socialist Party at 23%. The far-right Chega party comes in third with 22.56%.

Euronews

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Centrist Nicuşor Dan defeats far-right rival in Romanian presidential election

Results show Bucharest mayor taking 54.2% of vote in presidential race, with far-right rival George Simion on 45.8%

The Guardian - UK

Romanian run-off the most crucial on Europe’s ‘Super Sunday’ of elections

A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland and Portugal

The Guardian - UK

‘Between a mathematician and a Trump-loving hooligan’: Romania’s stark presidential choice

The results of the election rerun could alter the future of the country, which is suffering under political divisions

Al Jazeera

‘New paradigm’: A fractured Portugal votes again, amid corruption cloud

Housing is unaffordable. Migrants are a flashpoint issue. The far right is here to stay. And Portugal is deeply divided.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Euronews

Romania's president appoints caretaker PM following presidential race loss fallout

The interim post can be held for a maximum of 45 days, during which time the interim prime minister will have only limited executive powers.

The Independent UK

Romania appoints interim PM after coalition's defeat in presidential race

Romania’s interim president has appointed a new prime minister, a day after Marcel Ciolacu stepped down following the failure of his coalition’s candidate to make the runoff in a rerun of the presidential election

Euronews

Romanian prime minister resigns amid ruling coalition's post-presidential election fallout

Romanian PM Marcel Ciolacu stepped down after Crin Antonescu failed to reach the presidential election runoff, further fracturing the ruling coalition amid political turmoil.

Al Jazeera

Romania election 2025: Results, who’s standing and what’s at stake?

It’s the country’s second poll in less than a year after a previous election was anulled.

Euronews

Misinformation buffets Portugal ahead of snap elections

The country has set up a rapid response system to help monitor and report dubious claims and trends linked to the elections.

The Guardian - UK

Romania presidential elections: why is there another vote this year?

Country is going to the polls for a second year running after after the original result was annulled

Top News

Romanian Parliament Approves New Pro-European Coalition Government

Romanian lawmakers approve a new pro-European coalition government led by PM Ciolacu to address political crisis and far-right influence.

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Constitutional Court

Social Democratic Party

33 stories

PNL

11 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.