Portugal's minority right-wing conservative government (Democratic Alliance) planned to survive thanks to the parliamentary support, alternately, of the Socialists (PS) or the far right. It succeeded in getting the general state budget for 2026 adopted thanks to the abstention of the PS and then intended to pass a set of new employment laws with the complicity of Chega (far right). However, the general strike of 11 December has plunged this project into uncertainty.
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Le gouvernement minoritaire de droite conservatrice (Alliance démocratique) prévoyait de survivre grâce au soutien parlementaire, alternativement, des socialistes ou de l'extrême droite. Il a réussi à faire adopter le budget général de l'État pour 2026 grâce à l'abstention du PS et entendait désormais faire passer un ensemble de nouvelles lois sur le travail avec la complicité de Chega (extrême droite). Cependant, la grève générale du 11 décembre a plongé ce projet dans l'incertitude.
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“How can workers surmount their doubts about the efficacy of collective action? Can labor groups inspire and mobilize the millions of unorganized workers to fight for popular demands like a wage hike and regular jobs? This remains the question for the labor movement.”
Twenty three storms hit the country in 2025, of which Typhoon Kalmaegi was the most damaging in terms of loss of lives. Millions were affected by the heavy flooding in many areas due to the frequent typhoons and rains. This (…)