Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa made the decision two days after the fall of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro; This is the third time the president uses article 133 of the Constitution, which allows the dissolution of Parliament
The Portuguese, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, announced this Thursday (13) the dissolution of the Republic, marking Novos for May 18. This decision was made two days after the fall of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro. In all, there were 142 votes against 88 to reject the motion of trust.
The motion of trust was presented by Montenegro last week. According to the opposition, the then prime minister used the position to benefit the company with monthly payments of 4,500 euros from a casinos operator. He denied.
This is the third time the president uses article 133 of the Constitution, which allows the dissolution of Parliament. On previous occasions, Rebelo de Sousa has also summoned new elections in response to similar political crises. Currently, electoral polls show a technical draw between the PSD and the Socialist Party (PS).
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