Lisbon, Jan. 2, 2026 (Lusa) - The president's rejection of the healthcare reforms and a deadly blaze in the Alps on New Year's Eve are two of the biggest stories this Friday.

 Expresso:

- "Marcelo rejects healthcare reforms"

- "Questions for 2026. Find out everything the new year has in store for us"

- "Aguiar-Branco attacks presidential candidates"

- "Tourism growth slows sharply in 2026"

- "A La Portuguesa hangs by a thread"

- "Presidential elections: who will live in Belém if he wins,"

- "Fight for Trump's succession threatens to split MAGA"

- "Bulgaria: the poorest EU country joins the euro club"

- "Most women suffer harassment in online games"

- "Camões. The debt we owe him and an interview with the commissioner for the poet's 500th anniversary celebrations"

- "Francisco Pedro guest editor. On the 6th, Expresso celebrates its 53rd anniversary. To mark the date, Expresso's management invited Francisco Pedro Balsemão to be guest editor of the anniversary edition, which will hit newsstands on 9 January"

- "Record energy consumption"

- "Expresso increases"

Público:

- "Marcelo rejects regional obstetrics emergencies and new rules for task workers"

- "13,000 workers may be stuck in fixed-term contracts"

- "Full retrospective. João César"

- "Executive management. 9% of ambulance births should not have happened"

- "Taxes. 2026 is the last year with the current rules for paying IUC"

- "Switzerland. Tragedy on New Year's Eve in the Alps leaves 40 dead and 115 injured"

- "Zhan Beleniuk. Olympic champion and first black Ukrainian MP: Resist? We have no choice"

- "Anabela Rodrigues. The nationality law has divided many families. It will continue to divide them"

Correio da Manhã:

- "Figueira da Foz. Fisherman killed in argument"

- "Shotgun joke kills boy in Setúbal"

- "Porto. Mateus is baby of the year"

- "Star of “Casa dos Segredos” disappears in Nazaré. Maycon's car found in the water"

- "Hit-and-run driver. Mother of 10 children dies after being hit by a car"

- "Gil Vicente-Sporting. Rui Borges gives credit to the Dragons, but won't give up on the tri"

- "FC Porto. Chelsea wants to sign Farioli"

- "Benfica. Sidny aims for the starting eleven against Estoril"

- "Presidential elections. Seguro reveals clients and salary of €54,000/year"

- "Message. Marcelo calls for better health and justice"

- "Tragedy in Switzerland. Fire in bar kills dozens"

Jornal de Notícias:

- "Number of homicides in 2025 was the highest in the last seven years"

- "President certain of better future than past"

- "Poll. Marcelo ends term with positive assessment. Only Chega has a negative balance"

- "Nationality. State rejects request from 20 citizens who do not want to be Portuguese"

- "Switzerland. Fire kills 40 people at New Year's Eve party"

- "Porto. Metrobus fails to convince, but traffic lights are welcomed to curb speeding"

- "Television. TVI led the ratings with SIC in second place"

- "Babies of the year. Mateus was born just as the clock struck midnight"

- "FC Porto. Crowds at training with Farioli on Chelsea's radar"

Diário de Notícias:

- "Photos 2025. The choices of DN photojournalists"

- "Hundreds of retirements in the middle of the school year exacerbate teacher shortage"

- "United Nations. Will a Latin American woman succeed Guterres at the head of the UN?"

- "Presidential elections. Justice dominates and benefits Ventura. Marques Mendes is “stuck” with the government"

- "Markets. Investment in commercial real estate reaches three billion euros in 2025, a five-year high"

- "Municipalities. Five decades later, local authorities face “very serious challenges” and call for reforms to enhance their value"

- "Switzerland. “Moment of joy turned into tragedy”: at least 40 dead in Crans-Montana"

- "Television. Vasco Mendonça creates series that is a love letter to opera"

Nascer do Sol:

- "Marcelo halts health reforms and passes the ball to his successor"

- "Out-of-hospital births skyrocket worldwide"

- "Henrique Gouveia e Melo. Marques Mendes was caught on tape saying it was better for (the Libyans) to come battered and bruised, so they could earn more money"

- "Human Rights. Court rejects almost all complaints from immigrants"

- "New year, new prices: more successes"

- "Rui Massena. I decided to make music without having to ask permission. It was the best thing I ever did in my life"

- "André Ventura. Let's celebrate like we did at the European Championships"

- "Eduardo Brito. When I don't dream, I have a holy night"

- "Khaleda Zia. The mother of the dragons of Bangladesh"

- "Brigitte Bardot. The charms of a natural muse"

- "Interview/Rui Patrício [lawyer]. I don't agree with the catastrophic idea that justice is terrible"

Negócios:

- "Leaders anticipate 2026"

- "Geopolitical instability is the greatest risk on a global scale. Here, the main challenge for companies will be the lack of manpower. Reorganising procedures and using artificial intelligence will be key to increasing productivity."

- "New Year's message. Marcelo calls for “even more growth” in his farewell speech."

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