LISBON, Nov 8 — Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation on Tuesday after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of...
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa leaves after addressing the nation at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon on November 7, 2023. — AFP picLISBON, Nov 8 — Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation on Tuesday after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of energy-related contracts.
Portugal’s head of state Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa accepted Costa’s resignation and called for a meeting of parliamentary parties on Wednesday with the aim of organising an early election, according to a statement from the Portuguese presidency. Socialist Party president Carlos Cesar said the party “is prepared for all scenarios, either early elections or a change of leader in the government”.Costa told reporters that he was “surprised” by the opening of the investigation, while rejecting the idea that anything illegal had been done.
Public prosecutors later said they had indicted Infrastructure Minister Joao Galamba and issued an arrest warrant for Costa’s chief of staff. The president of the executive board of the Portuguese Agency for the Protection of the Environment was also indicted.APA in May approved a lithium mining project, an essential metal for the manufacturing of electric batteries.
Costa’s popularity has recently declined after a series of scandals, including one linked to the national airline TAP.
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