Portugal's president has invited Luis Montenegro, whose centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) won a parliamentary election on 10 March by a slim margin, to form a minority government after eight years of Socialist rule, the presidency said.
Portugal's president has invited Luis Montenegro, whose centre-right Democratic Alliance won a parliamentary election on 10 March by a slim margin, to form a minority government after eight years of Socialist rule, the presidency said.
An AD government will be dependent on piecemeal deals in parliament with Chega, or the left wing to pass legislation, making it potentially unstable. The result underscores a political tilt to right-wing populism and a dwindling of Socialist governance across Europe, which is expected to result in gains for far-right parties in European elections in June.
The government could be sworn in during the first week of April and within 10 days of that date must present its programme to parliament, which is automatically approved unless parliament holds a vote to reject it.
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