Early elections in Portugal after 2022 budget rejection
The Portuguese Government missed having its 2022 budget approved by the majority of the Members of Parliament. For that reason, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Portuguese President, dissolved the left-wing Parliament and called for early legislative elections on the 30th January 2022 (Sunday).
Although the state budget had been closely discussed with other left-wing parties, in the end these did not approve the budget and, with a minority stake of the Parliament, the Socialist Party led by António Costa since 2015, failed to have it approved last October. With no conditions to rule, dissolving the Parliament and scheduling new elections next year was the only way for the Head of State to move forward.
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