![]() ![]() ![]() Opposition parties on Wednesday called on the president to use his power to dissolve parliament after Prime Minister Antonio Costa rejected an offer by Infrastructure Minister Joao Galamba to resign in a deepening scandal around state-owned airline TAP, snubbing Rebelo de Sousa. The prospect of any snap election producing a hung parliament and unstable government has likely prevented the president from using more drastic measures, analysts say.īut he said the Socialist majority government had work to do to preserve its credibility, and that he would be more assertive in his relationship with the administration. "All things considered, I will continue to prefer the guarantee of institutional stability" as Portuguese struggle with high inflation and interest rates, the conservative president told the nation in a televised address. ![]() LISBON, May 4 (Reuters) - Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa issued a dire new warning on Thursday to the prime minister after their rift put the country on the verge of a full-blown political crisis, but refrained from using his power to dissolve parliament. ![]()
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