Portugal’s president calls a snap election on January 30
The Hindu
The ballot will elect 230 lawmakers to Parliament, where political parties will decide who forms a government.
Portugal’s president announced on Thursday that he is dissolving Parliament and calling a snap election for January 30, following the minority Socialist government’s defeat in a key vote on the country’s spending plans.
The announcement, in a televised address to the nation, was widely expected. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had previously said Portugal would go to the ballot box two years ahead of schedule if the government’s 2022 state budget proposal was rejected by parliament, which happened last week.
The ballot will elect 230 lawmakers to Parliament, where political parties will decide who forms a government.
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