TC rejects the challenge to the PS Congress elections

The Constitutional Court rejected Ricardo Gonçalves' appeal against the PS party's statutory election results from March. The judges found no legal errors in their previous ruling, which stated that party members failed to properly contest the Congress decisions. The court clarified that the issue was not about a lack of written requests but rather the absence of a legitimate appeal to the Congress plenary. Gonçalves and 41 other members had challenged the exclusion of alternative lists, which were dismissed by the party's National Jurisdiction Commission. The court did not evaluate the legality of the list exclusions, focusing instead on procedural compliance during the Congress. Gonçalves attempted to submit new evidence, but it was not accepted due to timing issues. The case originated from the PS Congress held in Viseu, where lists led by Gonçalves were excluded for insufficient candidates, a decision ratified by Congress delegates despite complaints about the electoral process's…