PortugalWhile the era of dictatorship ended and fell for a second time since the return of democracy in 1974, the first was in 1977, the first was 48 years ago.
Corruption claims
The reason for the fall of the right -wing minority government, which has not yet completed its first year, had allegations of corruption in connection with a family company called “Spinumviva”, which Prime Minister Montenegro himself established and transferred his shares to his wife and two children after being active in politics.
Prime Minister Montenegro, the first on February 21, the extreme right -wing Chega, the second on March 4, the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) presented by two confidence in the Parliament, despite the rejection of the political crisis of the minority government went to ask for a trust.
142 no votes
A total of 230 deputies in the parliament today in the vote 142 “No”, 88 “Yes” vote with the vote of the government fell.
While supporting the social democratic party (PSD) in the minority government and the liberal initiative (IL) in the opposition, except for Christian democrats, the Socialist Party (PS) in the main opposition, the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) of other opposition parties, the United Left (be), the United Left (Be), Free (L) Chega voted against the parties.
The government’s proposals in the 15 -day Parliament were rejected for the government’s 15 -day meeting for the government’s meeting with Prime Minister Montenegro and Pedro Nuno Santos, a 15 -day meeting for Montenegro to withdraw the vote of confidence.
Speaking at the session in the Assembly, Prime Minister Montenegro said that the Portuguese did not want a new early elections and accused the PS in the main opposition on the grounds that it disrupted “economic stability”.
Montenegro, once again announced that his party will be the Prime Minister candidate.
PS leader Santos, on the other hand, stipulated that a research commission was established in the Assembly on the allegations of Prime Minister Montenegro for the withdrawal of the vote of confidence and argued that the only responsible of the crisis was Montenegro that does not remove suspicions. “
PS, the Research Commission was 90 days old, as the government requested a 15 -day commission “serious” claimed.
With the vote at the end of the session, the Portuguese will have to go to the polls for the third time in the last three years.
Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to take an early election decision on May 11 or 18.
In some surveys published in the Portuguese press today, the government has increased the votes of the socialist party in the main opposition with the effect of the crisis and will be the winner of a possible election.
He could not complete 1 year
Antonio Costa, who is currently president of the EU Council, resigned from his post on November 2023 on November 2023, which was carried out in Portugal on November 30, 2022 in Portugal, due to his name as a suspect in a corruption investigation, and was re -elected in the early elections on January 30, 2022, and once again, the general election was once early.
Montenegro had established a minority government on April 2, 2024 with 80 deputies, PSD (78) and Christian Democrats (2), which had 80 deputies after the early general elections held about 11 months ago.
Allegations about Montenegro
According to the Portuguese press reports, Montenegro founded by Montenegro and after being elected as the president of the PSD in 2022, Spinumviva transferred his shares to his wife and two children, while doing some jobs with the concession of many hotels and casinos in the country, Montenegro, who is also a lawyer in 2018-2022, is the legal representation of the state.
After the news on the Solver on March 4, “to protect the name of the company” to cancel the contract with Spinumviva announced.
