Portugal calls snap election

Portugal calls snap election after prime minister resigns
Portugal's president on Thursday announced a snap legislative vote for May 18 -- the third national election in barely three years -- after Prime Minister Luis Montenegro resigned over a conflict of interest dispute.
Portugal To Hold Snap Election On May 18 After Government Collapse
Portugal will head to the polls on May 18 for an early parliamentary election—its third in just over three years—following the collapse of the centre-right minority government. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa announced the decision on Thursday, two days after the government lost a parliamentary confidence vote.
Portugal PM calls confidence vote he'll likely lose, election looms
Portugal's prime minister proposed on Wednesday a confidence vote in his year-old minority government, risking his own dismissal as the main opposition parties vowed to defeat him.
Portugal will repeat elections on May 18, just 14 months after the previous ones
The President of the Republic will dissolve the Assembly after the Government lost the vote of confidence and after consulting with all parties and the Council of State; all unanimously requested the call for elections.
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