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The budget proposed by the Socialist minority government of Prime Minister António Costa is rejected by the Assembly of the Republic for the first time in the country's democratic history, following moves by the Left Bloc and the Communist Party to join the right-wing parties and reject the budget. It is expected that the President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will dissolve the parliament and call for early elections.
2021-10-27

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is reelected with 60.7% of the vote in Sunday's election.
2021-01-24

Prime Minister António Costa says that an overnight curfew beginning at 11:00 p.m. will be in effect in the country on New Year's Eve. He also added that people would not be allowed to leave their homes between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. from January 1 to 3.
2020-12-17

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa declares a state of health emergency that will come into force next week to allow the government to impose further restrictions. These measures will be discussed at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting tomorrow.
2020-11-6

President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa self-isolates after a COVID-19 case is confirmed in a school he visited a few days ago.
2020-03-8

Former Prime Minister of Portugal António Guterres is sworn in as the new United Nations Secretary General.
2016-12-12

The United Nations General Assembly officially appoints former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres its next Secretary-General.
2016-10-13

Portuguese police arrest the ex-prime minister of Portugal, José Socrates. They accuse him of corruption, fiscal fraud, and money laundering.
2014-11-25

A series of talks between Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister to solve the question around the former's resignation. After a third round the Prime Minister Passos Coelho is to meet with the President of the Republic Cavaco Silva.
2013-07-4

The Prime Minister of Portugal José Sócrates resigns after the parliament rejects austerity measures.
2011-03-23