Montenegro's second term: what's on the table
With the XXV Government sworn in on 5 June, here's the agenda set to shape the months ahead — immigration, labour, health and housing.
Election done, Luís Montenegro is into a second term. The XXV Constitutional Government was sworn in on 5 June, and you can already see where the priorities point — no crystal ball needed.
Immigration sits front and centre: new legislation has passed, with Chega’s backing, tightening the rules on entry and residence. It’s one of the hottest topics, and one of the most divisive.
The rest of the list
Alongside immigration come labour reform, changes to the National Health Service and the welfare state, and the old headache that never quite goes away: housing. Each of those is a big lift — and none gets solved in a month.
There’s also the part nobody picks but turns up anyway: disaster response. Criticism over the handling of the August 2025 wildfires and January 2026’s Storm Kristin cost the interior minister her job. With summer heating up and fire risk rising, that’s a test landing again far too soon.
For people across Portugal, the read is simple: a lot of these files — work, health, home — are felt at the end of the month, not in the speeches. Worth watching the actions, not just the headlines.
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