Azores
Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic
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| May 18 2025 |
Next Azorean regional election
Legislative election scheduled with projected voter turnout of 43.8%.
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| 2024 | Won the Israel State Cup with Hapoel Beer Sheva |
| 2024 | Thirteenth regional election for the Legislative Assembly of the Azores, reflecting the ongoing democratic governance of the autonomous region. |
| 2024 |
Paulo do Nascimento Cabral
Elected as a member of the European Parliament representing the Aliança Democrática
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| 2024 |
Political status of the Azores
Most recent regional election shows PSD significantly increasing its vote share to 42.1%, while PS declines to 35.9%. PPM and IL also show increased representation.
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| 2024 | Subtropical Storm Patty impacted the Azores. |
| 2024 | Continued playing for Everton in the Premier League, making 10 appearances in the first part of the 2024-25 season. |
| 2024 | Joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Israeli Premier League, continuing his international football journey. |
| November 22 2024 | Non-tendered by the Red Sox, becoming a free agent, and immediately re-signed to a minor league contract. |
| November 19 2024 | Designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox. |
| November 2 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
Hugo Almeida is elected as Liberal Initiative regional leader with 82 percent of the delegates' votes.
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| November 1 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
Liberal Initiative begins leadership ballot, with Nuno Barata deciding not to run for another term as regional leader.
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| September 7 2024 | Transferred to the 60-day injured list, ending his season. |
| August 26 2024 | Made his first international move by joining Polish top division club Radomiak Radom on a two-year contract. |
| July 23 2024 | Placed on the injured list with right elbow inflammation while on optional assignment with Triple-A Worcester Red Sox. |
| June 29 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
Francisco César is elected as Socialist Party leader with 93 percent of the votes.
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| June 28 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
Socialist Party leadership ballot held with Francisco César as the sole candidate, son of former President of the Regional Government Carlos César.
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| June 9 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
European Parliament election took place with a 24.2% voter turnout.
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| March 2024 |
2024 Azorean regional election
Azorean regional election held with increased voter turnout compared to 2020. Total voter turnout progressively increased throughout the day, reaching 50.33% by 19:00, which is a 4.92 percentage point increase from the 2020 election.
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| March 15 2024 |
2024 Azorean regional election
The government's program was approved with votes from PSD, CDS and PPM, with abstentions from Chega, IL and PAN. PS and BE voted against the program.
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| March 10 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
Legislative election conducted with a 46.2% voter turnout.
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| March 4 2024 |
2024 Azorean regional election
Bolieiro's second cabinet was sworn in.
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| February 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
Vasco Cordeiro announces he will not run for another term as Socialist Party leader after the February election.
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| February 22 2024 |
2024 Azorean regional election
The new Azores regional parliament was sworn in.
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| February 20 2024 |
2024 Azorean regional election
José Manuel Bolieiro was nominated as President of the Regional Government by the Representative of the Republic in the Azores, Pedro Catarino.
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| February 4 2024 |
Next Azorean regional election
Regional election held with a 50.3% voter turnout, showing results for various political parties.
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| February 4 2024 |
2020 Azorean regional election
Early elections were called for the Azorean regional government following the collapse of the minority coalition.
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| February 4 2024 |
2024 Azorean regional election
The Azorean regional election was held to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, replacing all 57 members. This was the first snap election since Azores gained its autonomy in 1976.
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| January 21 2024 |
2024 Azorean regional election
First candidates' debate for the Azorean regional election was held on RTP Açores, moderated by João Simas. Participants included Bolieiro (PSD/CDS/PPM), Cordeiro (PS), Pacheco (CH), Lima (BE), Barata (IL), Neves (PAN), Varela (CDU), Azevedo (L), Furtado (JPP), and Matos (ADN).
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| 2023 |
Augusto Cid
A retrospective exhibition of his cartoons and caricatures was presented at Casa Sommer in Cascais, entitled 'History(s) of Portugal in Cartoon: Augusto Cid: 1941–2019'.
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| 2023 | Appeared in 27 major-league games with the Mariners, compiling a 4-1 record with a 2.83 ERA and one save. |
| December 2023 |
2024 Azorean regional election
Carlos Furtado announced he had joined the Together for the People (JPP) party and would become its regional leader in the Azores.
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| December 11 2023 |
2024 Azorean regional election
President of Portugal dissolves the regional parliament of the Azores and officially calls early elections for 4 February 2024.
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| November 30 2023 |
2024 Azorean regional election
José Manuel Bolieiro meets with the President of Portugal and suggests holding early regional legislative elections on 4 February 2024, proposing a coalition of PSD, CDS-PP, and PPM.
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| November 23 2023 |
2024 Azorean regional election
Azores parliament rejects the regional government's 2024 budget proposal, with 28 MPs voting against, 27 in favor, and 2 abstentions.
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| November 21 2023 | During a friendly match between Portugal U20 and Italy U20, Chermiti publicly denounced racial abuse by an opponent on social media after Portugal lost 2-1. |
| November 17 2023 | Traded from the Seattle Mariners to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for infielder Luis Urías. |
| November 7 2023 | Started for Everton U21s in an EFL Trophy group stage match against Mansfield Town, scoring the only goal of the game through an extra-time penalty. |
| August 30 2023 | Made his first start for Everton in an EFL Cup match against Doncaster Rovers, being substituted at half-time with the team trailing 1-0. |
| August 26 2023 | Made his Premier League debut for Everton, coming off the bench in the 66th minute in a 1-0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Goodison Park. |
| August 11 2023 | Signed a four-year contract with Everton FC for a transfer fee of €12.5 million, potentially rising to €15 million with add-ons. |
| July 19 2023 | Sent back down to Double-A after initial MLB appearance. |
| July 7 2023 | Made his major league debut, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout, becoming only the second Portuguese-born player to appear in the major leagues. |
| July 7 2023 | Made MLB debut, throwing a scoreless inning with one strikeout, becoming only the second Portuguese-born player in MLB history. |
| July 6 2023 | Promoted to Major League Baseball for the first time by the Seattle Mariners. |
| June 23 2023 | Iuri Medeiros signed for Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) in a transfer deal worth €3 million, moving to the United Arab Emirates club. |
| March 8 2023 |
2024 Azorean regional election
Liberal Initiative withdraws support for the PSD/CDS-PP/PPM coalition government, citing deep policy disagreements and tensions between minor parties.
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