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The Portuguese center-right leader expects the president to appoint him prime minister
The leader of the center-right coalition Democratic Alliance (AD), Luís Montenegro, reiterated that he hopes that the president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will appoint him prime minister as soon as the results of the vote abroad of the legislative elections of last March 10 are known.
“My expectation is now to wait for the decision that is exclusively up to the President of the Republic to appoint (prime minister) the leader of the Democratic Alliance coalition in case he has been the winner of the elections to form a Government,” he said in statements to journalists after a meeting with Rebelo de Sousa.
The Portuguese Presidency reported that there could be a new hearing with Montenegro this Wednesday, if the results of the vote of emigrants living abroad are disclosed.
The leader of AD said that, from what is known so far, the vote abroad will keep his coalition as the winner of the elections.
Thus, AD – formed by his party, the Social Democrat (PSD) and the Christian Democrat CDS-PP – will have a majority in the House, although it is far from the absolute, and therefore he expects the head of state to invite him to form a government, he said.
In addition, he recorded “with satisfaction the sense of responsibility” of the secretary general of the Socialist Party (PS), Pedro Nuno Santos, who already assumed that he will be opposition and was available to seek agreements on common measures such as a salary improvement for some officials.
The leader of AD did not want to advance any details about a future Government and did not answer questions such as whether Liberal Initiative could enter the Executive or if he will present an amending Budget for 2024.
“All issues that have to do with the exercise of the Government’s activity will be taken when there is a Government,” he said.
In the absence of knowing the 4 seats of the vote abroad, AD has 79 deputies, compared to 77 of the PS, although it is very far from the absolute majority (at least 116 seats).
The far-right Chega, with whom Montenegro refuses to make a pact, won 48 seats.
The counting of the vote of the emigrants ends this Wednesday, when the preliminary results are expected to be disclosed, and, according to local media, Chega would take two deputies, while AD and the socialists would share the other two.
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Bolsonaro diagnosed with skin cancer amid coup conviction
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with skin cancer while serving a historic sentence for attempting a coup d’état. His medical team confirmed that the lesions have been removed and that, for now, he does not require further procedures, though he will need regular monitoring.
On Wednesday, September 17, Bolsonaro’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis. The announcement comes shortly after the former leader was convicted of orchestrating an attempted coup.
According to his physician, Claudio Birolini, Bolsonaro has “squamous cell carcinoma, which is neither the most benign nor the most aggressive form — it is intermediate.” Birolini warned, however, that this type of skin cancer “can carry more serious consequences.”
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Milei praises Paraguay’s growth, calls Argentina’s last 20 years a ‘decline’
Argentine President Javier Milei praised Paraguay’s economic growth over the past two decades during a speech before the Paraguayan Congress on Wednesday (Sept. 17, 2025), crediting it to incentives that favored capitalism. At the same time, he contrasted that progress with what he described as Argentina’s deepening “decline” during the same period.
“If we compare the last 20 years of Paraguay with those of the Argentine Republic, we will find almost diametrically opposite results,” Milei told lawmakers during a special session of Parliament on the second and final day of his official visit to Asunción.
“While you have not stopped growing, we have deepened our decline. If we understand incentives as the engine of capitalism, Paraguay focused on preserving and strengthening them, while Argentina dedicated itself to chaining, directing, and suffocating them,” the right-wing leader stated.
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Trump administration launches large-scale immigration operation in Chicago
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump intensified a large-scale immigration operation in the Chicago area with the arrival of additional Border Patrol agents on Tuesday and the presence of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem during a raid.
Noem posted a video on her X account showing the immigration operation, in which DHS reportedly removed “violent criminals” from the streets. The footage shows Noem observing the arrest of a man taken into custody at his home early Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location.
“I was in Chicago today to make it clear that we will not back down,” the secretary wrote. “Our work is just beginning,” she added.
The warning from Noem was echoed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Gregory Bovino, who posted a video on X Tuesday showing multiple Border Patrol vehicles arriving in the city with the caption: “Chicago, we are here!”
Bovino, who led the immigration crackdown in Los Angeles implemented since last June, said the team will remain in Chicago to continue the mission they started in California.
Operation “Midway Blitz” is currently focused on the Chicago metropolitan area and its suburbs. Activists and residents have reported sightings of masked agents and unmarked vehicles in predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
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