BE announces vote against the State Budget and says it refuses to sign the cheque for Luís Montenegro's poor governance

The Left Bloc (BE) officially announced it will vote against the 2027 State Budget proposal, which is scheduled to be delivered to Parliament this Friday, October 9, 2026. The party criticized the Socialist Party (PS) for its decision to abstain, calling it a 'blank cheque' for the current government's policies, while noting a lack of measures to address housing speculation, essential goods prices, and fuel costs.