The conservative minority government of Portugal fell into office after just less than a year. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro is accused of corruption. He clearly lost a vote on the issue of trust in parliament in Lisbon.
The parliament rejected the corresponding template with 142 to 88 votes on Tuesday evening. It was introduced by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on Thursday. The opposition had previously questioned his integrity because of the company of a consultancy firm that he has founded, which is now being managed by his sons. The center-right minority government remains in function for the transition.
If there are new elections, this would be the third mood in just over three years. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decides on new elections. However, discussions will probably take place in the coming days.
The Sousa explained that a choice could take place halfway. Experts consider early coordination as almost inevitable. However, they do not assume that there would be a clear mandate from the government. Political scientist Adelino Maltez from the University of Lisbon referred to opinion polls, which hardly exhibited any changes compared to the elections in March 2024.
What is Montenegro accused?
The opposition accuses Montenegro. The advisory and real estate company Spinumviva, founded by the trained lawyer in 2021, would have benefited from the position of the prime minister to sign contracts with private companies. The head of the government denies all irregularity. The company now only belongs to its sons. However, he has not revealed information about the customers of the company.
As part of the affair, Montenegro two no trust survived. However, since the opposition still did not want to give up its plans for a committee of inquiry, he stated the issue of trust. The new election is a “necessary evil”. “Two months of instability is better than a year and a half slowly decay,” emphasized the departing head of the government.
According to observers, Montenegro accepts the possible new elections because he absolutely wanted to prevent a debilitating investigation – and because his alliance – advertisement can even hope for a better result than in March 2024. The over -repelled politician has already announced that he wanted to run again despite the allegations.
Source: Krone
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