Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters will elect 230 lawmakers, who will then choose a new government.
Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos waves to his supporters during the election campaign closing rally in Almada, south of Lisbon, Friday, March 8, 2024. Portugal is holding an early general election on Sunday when 10.8 million registered voters elect 230 lawmakers to the National Assembly, the country’s Parliament. Luis Montenegro, leader of the center-right Democratic Alliance coalition, reacts to its supporters during the election campaign closing rally in Lisbon, Friday, March 8, 2024.
Also in recent weeks, a Lisbon court decided that a former Socialist prime minister in power 2005-2011 should stand trial for allegedly pocketing some 34 million euros during his time in office. Much of the price growth came in recent years, largely fueled by the influx of foreign investors and tourists seeking short-term rentals. The shift has been felt keenly in big cities such as the capital, Lisbon, where many locals have beenThe Portuguese have long been among Western Europe’s lowest earners. That rankles, and the latest street protests over pay have come from police officers.
Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos, addresses supporters while campaigning on the street in the Lisbon suburb of Moscavide, Friday, March 8, 2024. Santos, 46, quit the previous government under a cloud over his handling of bailed-out flag carrier TAP Air Portugal and an unresolved dispute over the site of a new Lisbon airport.
Luis Montenegro, the 51-year-old Social Democratic Party leader, is a lawyer who served as a lawmaker for 16 years after first entering Parliament at the age of 29.
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