Glossary

PSD

Published 8 November 2026, 22:44
Partido Social Democrata

The Social Democratic Party — despite its name, a centre-right party. Since 2024 it has been in government together with CDS-PP; its leader, Luís Montenegro, is prime minister.

Where you come across it. News about parliament, the budget and taxes.
A party's vote reported in the news does not make something law: the rules change only after the final vote, the President's signature and publication in the Diário da República.

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