The government has “tried until the last moment to avoid strong elections”, the Portuguese direction center, Luis Montenegro, told reporters after voting on Tuesday night.
Legislators voted 142-88, with zero restrained, against the proposal for the trust that Montenegro presented the opposition examined the integrity of their business-related jobs established by the consulting firm.
Portuguese media reported allegations that the company now runs Montenegro sons, had contracts with several private companies that rely on government contracts.
Montenegro, which has already survived two precise votes, denies any injustice.
“The insinuation I mixed in my job and political activity are completely abuses, and even insults. Repeated untruths do not become true, but contaminates the political environment … This is what populism is fed,” he told Parliament before the vote.
Pedro Nuno Santos, the Leader of the Socialist Party, the largest parties in the country, described the government’s behavior as “shameful”, saying that it survived “maneuvers, games, tricks”.
Montenegro became the Prime Minister after the Socialist Antonio Costa, he resigned in November 2023. under the shadow of the corruption probe.
Costa, which denies the accusations of the influence repeated against him, was elected to the European Council of the EU in June 2024. Years.
The Montenegrin administration will now take the role of the guardian.
After the vote, it is now on Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will they call parliamentary elections after consulting the main political parties on Wednesday and His Advisory Council on Thursday.
De Sousa said that the new lilder could be held in mid-May.
Minority governments and growing end right
The coalition for the Democratic Union in Montenegro (ad) won the elections in March 2024. years, but held only 80 seats in the legislative 230 seats in the country. The Socialist Party, which was previously the state, won 78 seats.
In contrast, the Portuguese Hard Chega Party acquired 50 seats, more than four times of 12 places that previously held.
At that time, Montenegro has ruled to work with Chega, saying “Doesn’t mean no” To form a government with the party, which gained the votes of the campaign on an anti-immigration platform.
Consumption of Scientist Adelino Maltaz stated that the surveys of the opinion showed very few changes in the elections from March 2024. Ad and the Socialists are neck and neck in most surveys.
“The problem is that new elections will not be final … ad and socialists are tied. It is a situation that will be difficult to navigate.” Maltese said.
The centrist pact between the Social Democrats of Montenegro and Socialists was the only solution, despite the differences in their policy proposals, he said. Two main rivals had only such an agreement in parliament once, between 1983. and 1985. years.
“If they don’t, they’ll be the same instability,” Maltese said.
Tuesday is not the self-confidence of the vote indicate the worst spell of political instability because Portugal adopted a democratic system more than 50 years ago in the 1974 Karanfil revolution, which completed a dictatorship in four decades.
Early elections are all, but now inevitable, but voters are already displaying election fatigue and disappointment with politicians.
“This seems like a joke, no one understands why there are new elections so fast. Politicians blame each other, but they are all irresponsible,” said Joao Brito, a 70-year-old retired civil servant in the center of Lisbon.
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2025-03-12 01:37:00
