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Luís Montenegro

Prime Minister of Portugal · Portugal

Luís Montenegro, Prime Minister of Portugal, in a dark-blue suit and blue tie at a European Council press conference, against a blue background; AI-recomposed version.
Archive portrait · Photo: Conselho da União Europeia, © União Europeia, reprodução autorizada com indicação da fonte · Image credits
28.7% Approval · 58.2% DisapprovalLuís Montenegro, PSD leader · 30-day average · 3 pollsters, Oct 2026 · see the polls ↓

In short

Luís Montenegro proposed António Costa or Durão Barroso as EU negotiators with Russia, according to RTP, Expresso, Observador, Jornal de Notícias and Diário de Notícias.123456 Montenegro criticised NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, calling him «infeliz, ligeiro e desconhecedor de uma realidade que deveria conhecer», and accused him of being out of touch with Portugal's reality.78910 Montenegro defended Luís Neves and the IPMA, praising him, and said that «mais vale prevenir do que remediar» after the storm.1112131415

AIMade at 19:31, from 15 headlines of the last 24 hours. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Popularity in the polls

The government

Rating of Luís Montenegro's government: approve or disapprove

Last recorded collection: 12/11/2026, 00:05 (Lisbon).

Study, data and source-check dates are separate. Last successful source check: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Last attempt: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Check completed. An unchanged source does not renew the data date.

33% Approval · 62% Disapproval

Pitagórica · 12 Oct–2 Nov 2026 · 804 interviews · see the poll ↗

Recent polls
PollsterDatesApprovalDisapproval
Pitagórica12 Oct–2 Nov 202633%62%
Pitagórica5–26 Oct 202632%61%
ICS/ISCTE16–25 Oct 202618%75%
Pitagórica28 Sep–19 Oct 202633%60%
Pitagórica21 Sep–16 Oct 202635%58%
Intercampus6–12 Oct 202620.2%50.3%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 12/11/2026, 00:05 (Lisbon).

Luís Montenegro, PSD leader

Rating of Luís Montenegro as party leader: positive or negative

Last recorded collection: 29/10/2026, 21:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

Study, data and source-check dates are separate. Last successful source check: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Last attempt: 12/11/2026, 18:05 (Lisbon). Check completed. An unchanged source does not renew the data date.

30.1% Approval · 65.4% Disapproval

Pitagórica · 28 Sep–19 Oct 2026 · 804 interviews · see the poll ↗

Recent polls
PollsterDatesApprovalDisapproval
Pitagórica28 Sep–19 Oct 202630.1%65.4%
Intercampus6–12 Oct 202622.1%50.3%
Aximage6–7 Oct 202634%59%
Aximage14–15 Sep 202631%60%
Intercampus7–14 Sep 202618.4%51.7%
Aximage20–21 Jul 202632%61%

In this table, each number is the pollster's own, as published. The rings identify their 30-day average. We do not compare countries, and nothing comes from the headlines. Read from the Wikipedia polling table (CC BY-SA 4.0) with collection scheduled every 3 hours. Last recorded collection: 29/10/2026, 21:05 (Lisbon).Record older than 24 hours; newer data may be available at the source.

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Defence

Office

  • Prime Minister (25th Constitutional Government) since 5 Jun 2025 · Source

Positions and proposals

  • Support for Ukraine

    «in the concrete case of our current reality, in support for Ukraine»

    Original in Portuguese: no caso concreto da nossa realidade atual, no apoio à Ucrânia

    At the end of the NATO summit in Ankara, on where the allies' extra investment should go; the government announced that in 2026 it will again match the military and financial support given to Ukraine in the two previous years.

    Statement to the press · 8 Jul 2026 · Source

  • NATO

    «We are on a path of compliance»

    Original in Portuguese: Estamos numa trajetória de cumprimento

    On NATO's 2% of GDP target, arriving at the Ankara Summit.

    Statement to the press · 8 Jul 2026 · Source · Archived copy

Background (3 more than a year old)
  • Defence spending

    «We brought forward to 2025 an ambitious goal of reaching 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [in defence], which means additional spending of around one thousand three hundred million euros»

    Original in Portuguese: Antecipámos para o ano de 2025 um ambicioso objetivo de alcançar 2% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB) [em Defesa] o que implica um acréscimo de despesa na ordem de mil e trezentos milhões de euros

    At the conference «A nova Defesa», in Oeiras.

    Speech · 14 Jul 2025 · Source · Archived copy

  • Defence industry

    «not as a cycle where we are going to spend more money and write more cheques, but as a cycle where we are going to invest to get a return, to benefit»

    Original in Portuguese: não como um ciclo onde vamos gastar mais dinheiro e passar mais cheques, mas como um ciclo onde vamos investir para ter retorno, para tirar proveito

    On the new cycle of defence investment, at the same conference.

    Speech · 14 Jul 2025 · Source · Archived copy

  • Support for Ukraine

    «maintaining and strengthening support for Ukraine»

    Original in Portuguese: manutenção e reforço do apoio à Ucrânia

    The first of three strands for reaching 2% of GDP in 2025.

    Speech · 14 Jul 2025 · Source · Archived copy

Alliances

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Stories they appear in

Headlines naming Luís Montenegro

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