Portugal's parliament rejects motion of confidence and brings down government
All the opposition parties, with the exception of the Liberal Initiative, voted against the motion of confidence in the government. PM Montenegro even offered to suspend the session if the socialists presented specific questions, but PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos didn't back down.
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All the opposition parties, with the exception of the Liberal Initiative, voted against the motion of confidence in the government. PM Montenegro even offered to suspend the session if the socialists presented specific questions, but PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos didn't back down.
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00:00Portugal's minority government lost a confidence vote in parliament, forcing its resignation
00:07and prompting the European Union country's third general election in three years.
00:15The government's fall marks the worst spell of political instability since 1974, when
00:21Portugal adopted a democratic system and ended a dictatorship.
00:26A string of minority governments have been unable to forge alliances that might ensure
00:31the administration completes its four-year term without being brought down.
00:36A new election, likely in May, pitches millions of Portuguese people into months of political
00:42uncertainty.
00:44The Portuguese government asked for the confidence vote amid a simmering political crisis that
00:49is focused on Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro.
00:52Revolving around potential conflicts of interest in the business dealings of his family law
00:57firm.