US EditionPortugal's president invites caretaker PM to lead new government
- Portugal's president appointed Luís Montenegro as prime minister on May 29, 2025, after the AD coalition won the May 18 snap election in Lisbon.
- The appointment followed the AD's win with 91 of 230 seats but without an absolute majority, after consultations with all parties in parliament.
- Luís Montenegro leads the centre-right AD, which gained 11 seats from the prior legislature, while the far-right Chega became the opposition with 60 deputies.
- The president's office noted Montenegro will form his second minority government and announce his cabinet after parliament convenes, with no confirmation vote required.
- Montenegro's government faces a weaker Socialist Party opposition and must address the 2026 budget, while analysts expect limited legislative deadlock in the medium term.
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Portugal will continue to be led by a minority government after the election a week and a half ago. In Parliament, the Prime Minister is threatened with a blockade.
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Suza again named Luisha Montenegra as prime minister, who with the death of the Right-Democratic Union received the highest votes in the interim parliamentary elections on 18 May.
After the third election in three years, everything in Portugal remains the same. There is a threat of a political standstill, because a majority in Parliament does not appear even after the election.
The leader of the Democratic Alliance (AD, centre-right), Luis Montenegro, whose training was first placed at the 18 May elections in Portugal, was reappointed Prime Minister and invited to form his second minority government, announced the Portuguese presidency last night, transmitted Reuters and AFP, according to Agerpres.
The leader of the Democratic Alliance (AD, centre-right), Luis Montenegro, whose training was first placed at the 18 May elections in Portugal, was reappointed Prime Minister and invited to form the second...
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has announced this after the leaders of the PS and Chega assured him that they will not prevent the new government from starting to function by not knocking down its program in Parliament.
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