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PCP considers it unbelievable that students have no place in schools and holds the Government responsible
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PCP considers it unbelievable that students have no place in schools and holds the Government responsible

Correio da Manhã15 September 2026 at 16:00

The Portuguese Communist Party considered the situation of students who remain without a place in schools unbelievable, holding the Government responsible for the failure. The party submitted formal questions to the Education Minister, Fernando Alexandre, demanding explanations about the situation.

The PCP's initiative comes following reports from families who cannot find places for their children in educational establishments. The party believes that the Executive has an obligation to guarantee access to education for all students.

The communists want to know what measures the Ministry of Education intends to take to solve the problem and ensure that no child is left without a place. The formal questions to Minister Fernando Alexandre aim to obtain concrete answers on the matter.

Why this matters

Readers are directly affected because their children or relatives may not be able to find a place in schools, which represents a serious failure of the education system. PCP, as a party with parliamentary seats, is pressuring the executive through formal oversight mechanisms, which may lead to official responses from the minister about the causes and solutions to this crisis. This situation arises in the context of structural problems in the Education sector that have been accumulating in recent years.

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