Democratic Alliance leader must now try to form a government but has vowed not to enter any kind of agreement with far-right Chega partyPortugal’s president has invited Luís Montenegro, the leader of the Democratic Alliance (AD), to try to form a minority government after a long-awaited count of overseas votes confirmed a narrow election victory for the centre-right bloc.Montenegro was summoned to the presidential palace in Lisbon shortly after midnight on Thursday where President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has spent over a week consulting party leaders, formally nominated him to head the government. Continue reading…
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Author : Jon Henley Europe correspondent
Publish date : 2024-03-21 01:51:24
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Portugal centre-right leader Luís Montenegro nominated as PM after narrow election win
