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Sónia Monteiro
Sónia Cristina de Sousa Monteiro (born 1980) is a Portuguese politician and journalist. In the 2024 Portuguese national election she was elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative of the right-wing CHEGA party, being re-elected in the 2025 national election. Early life Monteiro was born in Felgueiras in the Porto District of the north of Portugal on 22 March 1980. Political career CHEGA was a new party, with right-wing to far-right policies, that won just one seat in the 2019 national election and twelve seats in the 2022 election. In the March 2024 election, Monteiro was chosen to be sixth on the party's list of candidates for the Porto constituency, with the party hoping to win either five or six seats in the constituency. It won seven of the 40 available in the constituency and 50 seats overall in the country, making it the third largest party in the Assembly, and Monteiro was elected. Following allegations of conflicts of interest A conflict of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto (Assembly Of The Republic Constituency)
Porto is one of the 22 multi-member constituency, constituencies of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. The constituency was established in 1976 when the Assembly of the Republic was established by the Constitution of Portugal, constitution following the Portuguese transition to democracy, restoration of democracy. It is conterminous with the Districts of Portugal, district of Porto District, Porto. The constituency currently elects 40 of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the Closed list, closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 Portuguese legislative election, 2024 legislative election it had 1,591,760 registered electors. Electoral system Porto currently elects 40 of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the Closed list, closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felgueiras
Felgueiras () is a municipality in Porto District, Portugal. The current mayor is Nuno Fonseca. There are two cities located in the municipality: Felgueiras (city status received on 13 July 1990) and Lixa. The population in 2011 was 58,065, in an area of 115.74 km2. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 20 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * * * * Idães * Jugueiros * Macieira da Lixa e Caramos * Margaride (Santa Eulália), Várzea, Lagares, Varziela e Moure * Pedreira, Rande e Sernande * Penacova * Pinheiro * Pombeiro da Ribavizela * Refontoura * Regilde * Revinhade * * Torrados e Sousa * Unhão e Lordelo * Vila Cova da Lixa e Borba de Godim * Vila Fria e Vizela (São Jorge) * Vila Verde e Santão Demographics Industry Felgueiras is one of the biggest producers of Europe in the shoewear area. Notable people * Nicolau Coelho ( in Felgueiras – 1502, off the coast of Mozambique) was an expert Portuguese navigator and exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto District
The Districts of Portugal, District of Porto ( ) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro (district), Aveiro and Viseu (district), Viseu districts to the south, Braga (district), Braga district to the north and Vila Real (district), Vila Real district to the east. Its area is and its population is 1,817,172. In 2017, the main legal foreign populations were from Brazil (9,442), China (2,475), Ukraine (2,160), Italy (1,273), Spain (1,189), Angola (1,118), and Cape Verde (1,040). These numbers exclude those who obtained Portuguese citizenship, which is regular among recent Brazilians in Portugal, Portuguese Brazilians or Portuguese-Africans. – SEF Municipalities The d ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chega (political Party)
Chega (; officially stylised as CHEGA!, , often truncated to CH in visual media) is a national conservative and right-wing populist political party in Portugal, formed in 2019 by André Ventura. It is on the far-right of the political spectrum. Chega won one seat in the Assembly of the Republic in the 2019 election. Since this election, the party has rapidly grown in popularity, gaining significant support for its anti-establishment positions. It was the third most voted party in the elections of 2022 taking 12 seats. It saw a surge in support in the 2024 winning 50 seats, more than quadrupling its previous seat count. It improved its position further in the 2025 election, winning 60 seats and overtaking the Socialist Party's tally to achieve second place. History Foundation and Basta! coalition André Ventura was the Social Democratic Party (PSD) candidate for mayor of Loures in the Lisbon District in the 2017 local elections. During his campaign, he made comments about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Portuguese Legislative Election
Snap election, Snap legislative elections were held on 10 March 2024 to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic to the 16th Legislature of Portugal. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election. The elections were called in November 2023 after Prime Minister António Costa's resignation following an investigation around alleged corruption involving the award of contracts for lithium and hydrogen businesses. No party achieved an absolute majority of seats, with the centre-right Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 2024), Democratic Alliance (AD), led by Luís Montenegro, winning 80 seats, closely followed by the Socialist Party (Portugal), Socialist Party (PS), which lost the absolute majority it had gained in the 2022 elections, and was reduced to 78 seats. The election also saw the surge of the right-wing populist Chega (political party), Chega party as the third-largest party in parliament, more than quadrupling its prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assembly Of The Republic (Portugal)
The Assembly of the Republic (, ), commonly referred to as simply Parliament (), is the Unicameralism, unicameral parliament of Portugal. According to the Constitution of Portugal, the parliament "is the representative assembly of all Portuguese citizens". The constitution names the assembly as one of the country's organs of supreme authority. It meets in São Bento Palace, the historical site of an old Benedictine monastery. The palace has been the seat of the Portuguese parliaments since 1834 (Cortes Gerais, Cortes until 1910, Congress from 1911 to 1926 and National Assembly from 1933 to 1974). Powers and duties of the Assembly The Assembly of the Republic's powers derive from its ability to dismiss a government through a vote of no confidence, to change the country's laws, and to amend the Constitution of Portugal, constitution (which requires a majority of two-thirds). In addition to these key powers, the constitution grants to the Assembly extensive legislative powers and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Portuguese Legislative Election
The 2019 Portuguese legislative election was held on 6 October 2019. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were contested. In a campaign dominated by the Tancos airbase robbery"Há um antes e um depois da acusação de Tancos na campanha " '' Público'', 26 September 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020. (in which former Defense Minister Azeredo Lopes (2015–2018) was accused of trying to cover-up the finding of the stolen weapons in the robbery), but also with the good economic situation in Portugal, the |
2022 Portuguese Legislative Election
Early legislative elections were held on 30 January 2022 in Portugal to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic to the 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election. On 27 October 2021, the budget proposed by the XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal, Socialist minority government was rejected by the Assembly of the Republic. The Left Bloc (Portugal), Left Bloc (BE) and the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), both of whom had previously supported the government, joined the centre-right to right-wing opposition parties and rejected the budget. On 4 November 2021, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Portugal, announced a snap election to be held on 30 January 2022. This election was the third national election held in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic - as the country held a 2021 Portuguese presidential election, presidential election (January) and 2021 Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conflict Of Interest
A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple wikt:interest#Noun, interests, financial or otherwise, and serving one interest could involve working against another. Typically, this relates to situations in which the personal interest of an individual or organization might adversely affect a duty owed to decision-making, make decisions for the benefit of a third party. An "interest" is a commitment, obligation, duty or goal associated with a specific social role or practice. By definition, a "conflict of interest" occurs if, within a particular decision-making context, an individual is subject to two coexisting interests that are in direct conflict with each other ("competing interests"). This is important because under these circumstances, the decision-making process can be disrupted or compromised, affecting the integrity or reliability of the outcomes. Typically, a conflict of interest arises when an individual occupies tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snap Election
A snap election is an election that is called earlier than the one that has been scheduled. Snap elections in parliamentary systems are often called to resolve a political impasse such as a hung parliament where no single political party has a majority of seats, when the incumbent prime minister is defeated in a motion of no confidence, to capitalize on an unusual electoral opportunity, or to decide a pressing issue. Snap elections are called under circumstances when an election is not required by law or convention. A snap election differs from a recall election in that it is initiated by politicians (usually the head of government or ruling party) rather than voters, and from a by-election in that a completely new parliament is chosen as opposed to merely filling vacancies in an already established assembly. Early elections can also be called in certain jurisdictions after a ruling coalition is dissolved if a replacement coalition cannot be formed within a constitutionally set ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chega Politicians
Chega may refer to: * Chega, Iran, a village *Chega (political party), a political party in Portugal *Chega!, a report by the Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor The Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor (more commonly known by its Portuguese acronym CAVR: ) was an independent truth commission established in East Timor in 2001 under the UN Transitional Administration in East T ... * "Chega" (song), a 2020 song by Gaia Gozzi {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
