Portuguese president calls March snap election after PM's resignation
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Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa meets with the Council of State after Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned. PHOTO: REUTERS
LISBON - Portugal will hold a snap parliamentary election on March 10, its second in as many years, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday, following Tuesday's abrupt resignation of the Socialist prime minister amid a corruption investigation.
Yet, the president said he would only disband parliament after the final vote on the 2024 budget bill, due on Nov. 29. REUTERS
