LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers to the National Assembly, the country’s parliament. The lawmakers will then choose a new government. Two moderate parties that have alternated in power for decades — the center-left Socialist Party and the center-right … Read more
Portugal’s Socialist Party (PS) chose Pedro Nuno Santos to lead the party in the next parliamentary elections following the resignation of Antonio Costa. The former infrastructure minister — backed mainly by the left wing of the progressive party — won the PS election on Saturday against Interior Minister Jose Luis Carneiro with 62 percent of … Read more
The Public Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday it was investigating Costa and several members of his cabinet for alleged crimes of prevarication, active and passive corruption, and influence peddling. ADVERTISEMENT Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe. The Public Prosecutor’s Office announced in a statement on … Read more