Luis Montenegro's central right-wing government did not receive a vote of assurance from the Assembly of the Republic on Tuesday, which means his resignation. In May, Portuguese citizens will gotta take part in the elections for the 3rd time in 3 years.
In favour of the vote of assurance for the powerholder since April 2024 of the Montenegro government, based on the coalitions of the Social Democrats (PSD) and Chadeks (CDS-PP) he led, only Liberals (ILs) have spoken out of these 2 groups.
Montenegro's government is the second in the past of over 50 years of democracy in Portugal, which has fallen After the Prime Minister asked the deputies to vote on a vote of assurance for his cabinet.
The resignation of the Portuguese government. fresh elections in May
President of Portugal Marcelo Rebello de Sousa already announced that he would set up early parliamentary elections for 1 of the days between 11 and 18 May this year.
Tuesday's vote in the home preceded the debate on alleged corruption practices of Prime Minister Montenegro. He is accused of charging EUR 4600 per period from Solverde, the casino operator and online gambling operator after taking over as head of government.
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Although Montenegro explained that he had transferred his shares of the company to household members, the majority of lawyers believe that the Prime Minister, who does not have property separation with his wife, He broke anti-corruption laws..
Founded by Luis Montenegro, Spinumviva in 92 percent belongs to the Prime Minister's wife. The remaining 8 percent of the shares have his children.
Luisa Montenegro's government survived little than a year
The centre-right office, which did not have a majority in the parliament, was sworn in on April 2, last year – after a triumph led by Montenegro by the PSD and CDS-PP coalition, acting under the name of the Democratic Alliance (AD), in an early election of 10 March 2024.
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The winning election for AD was due to resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Antoni Costa, the current president of the European Council. Costa stepped down from office after the beginning in November 2023 by the prosecutor's investigation into corruption in the immediate vicinity of the then head of government. The investigation was besides covered by Costa itself.
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