Socialist Party leader José Luís Carneiro demanded that the government explain its delays in addressing housing and cost-of-living issues. He stated that the PS will present their own proposals for the 2027 State Budget, focused on balancing support for families with public finance sustainability, while also opposing changes to rental laws that might facilitate evictions.
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Protests for the right to housing took place in several locations across Portugal. Participants, including an increasing number of families, are denouncing precarious living conditions and the ongoing housing crisis.
Members of the Livre, PCP, and Bloco de Esquerda parties joined the housing demonstration in Lisbon to demand that the Government repeal its new rent legislation.
The League of Portuguese Firefighters (LBP) is calling for a formal program contract to replace the current, unpredictable funding model for volunteer firefighter associations. While the Government has pledged an increase of over 5% for fire department funding in the 2027 State Budget, the LBP argues this remains insufficient and unreliable to address chronic underfunding.