Portugal will hold an early parliamentary election - its third in just over three years - on May 18, President Marcelo Rebelo ...

Portugal's president has announced that the country will hold an early general election on May 18. His announcement Thursday ...

Portugal’s minority government has lost a confidence vote in parliament, forcing its resignation and bringing the European ...

Under the Portuguese Constitution, the government’s defeat in a confidence vote triggers its collapse. That would bring ...

The President of the Republic will dissolve the Assembly after the Government lost the vote of confidence and after ...

Portugal's president on Thursday announced a snap legislative vote for 18 May -- the third national election in barely three years -- after Prime Minister Luis Montenegro resigned over a conflict of ...

Portugal will face an early election on 18 May, its third in just three years, after parliament toppled Prime Minister Luis ...

The government asked for parliament to schedule the confidence motion, saying it was needed to “dispel uncertainty” about the government’s ability to put its policies into practice.

The government “tried everything right up to the last minute to avoid snap elections”, Portugal’s centre-right prime minister, Luis Montenegro, told reporters after the vote on Tuesday evening.

Portugal will hold an early parliamentary election on May 18, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday, after the government collapsed.

Portugal’s minority government has lost a confidence vote in parliament, forcing its resignation and bringing the European Union country’s third general election in three years ...