The Accounts and Political Financing Entity reiterated the urgency of revising current legislation, pointing to a setback in transparency regarding party funding and noting that political parties interpret their obligations differently.
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The party Livre has conditioned its participation in housing policy dialogue on the government withdrawing its current rent law proposal, describing the government's stance as increasingly extremist. The President of the Republic is currently holding meetings with political parties to discuss social cohesion and housing, while the government has already secured general parliamentary authorization to proceed with its legislative changes to the rental regime.
Several victim support organizations have publicly requested that the government establish a formal legal framework to regulate the funding of their services. They warn that without clear, stable legislation, the sustainability of support and accommodation services for thousands of victims is at direct risk.
The leader of the Chega party has called for the President to veto a legislative proposal reforming the Court of Auditors (TdC). The proposed law, which is expected to pass in Parliament, raises the threshold for mandatory prior approval of contracts to 7.5 million euros and limits financial sanctions for public managers to cases of intent or gross negligence, excluding mere negligence. While the party claims the changes are designed to absolve the current Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, of alleged financial irregularities from his time at the Judicial Police, the Government has rejected this interpretation as factually false.