It is it was the executive fourth to which the current President of the Republic gave inauguration: Two governments led by Luís Montenegro and two governments led by António Costa. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa ends the presidential term on March 9 of next year.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, pointed out that this Friday, the “last inauguration of the term”, which ends in March of the next again.
“This done, the last possession of the mandate “, stated.
It is it was the executive fourth to which the current President of the Republic gave inauguration and the second coalition PSD/CDS-PP headed by Luís Montenegro, after two PS governments with António Costa as the firstminister.
O Head of State, who took office on March 9, 2016 and ends his second term on March 9 of next year, three times the dissolution of the Parliament and none of the previous three executives to which he gave possession reached the fim.
A history of possessions and dissolutions
When he had been in office for more than three years, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa first gave an executive inauguration, the XXII Constitutional Government, consisting of 19 ministers and 50 secretaries of state, a minority executive of the PS, on October 26, 2019. This government was formed following the legislatives of 6 October of that year, still under the call. “Contraption”in which the PS ruled with the support of the parties to its left, but this time without any written agreements, unlike the anterior.
After yours First dissolution of the Assembly of the Republicbecause of the State budget leadMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa gave in possession the new government of the PSwhich won with absolute majority the early legislative elections of January 30, 2022. The process was delayed by the repetition of elections in the Circle of Europe, determined by the Constitutional Court. On March 30, 2022, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa finally gave possession to the XXIII Constitutional Government, composed of 17 ministers and 38 secretaries of State.
In January 2024, following the Resignation of António Costa of the position of Prime Minister, because of the Operation InfluencerMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa decreed New Dissolution of Parliament and summoned early legislatures to March 10. April 2, Possessed the PSD president, Luís Montenegro, as Prime Ministerand the 17 ministers of the XXIV Constitutional Government.
Yours third dissolution Parliament, with early legislatures called to May 18 this year, was decreed due to fall of the minority government PSD/CDS-PP. O Government presented a motion of trust that was rejected in Parliament with votes against PS, arrives, BE, PCP, FREE and PAN, during a political crisis that emerged because of a Prime Minister’s family businessa Spinumvivahowever passed on to the children.
