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After Prime Minister António Costa celebrates the elections in March 2024, there will be the important news of our time in Europe, especially in Spain and the UK, with the Politico portal accompanying the situation from the first moment.

“António Costa’s death means trouble for the socialists’ hopes of reaching the top of the European Union”, headlined the sexta-feira or North American news portal.

The Political Edition revealed the sixth exhibition on the portal that the Portuguese prime minister is the main candidate for the two top positions of the European Union in the future and that, at the moment, the “centre-left” needs a new name to be important.

“Costa is not considered guilty of anything and can still claim a contract in Brussels. “This is not the first time a top EU official has been appointed after being embroiled in a scandal,” the Politico article said.

The same publication stated that in July 2014, Jean-Claude Juncker was elected president of the European Commission, a year after resigning as prime minister of Luxembourg, in connection with a scandal involving the country’s secret service, which was allegedly involved in inappropriate behavior. .

The same article added that the Commission’s successor president, Ursula von der Leyen, was embroiled in a scandal when she was German Defense Minister, with allegations that lucrative ministry contracts were awarded to external consultants without oversight.

There is no political analysis text regarding Costa’s alleged intentions in light of European accusations that still support the slow pace of justice in Portugal.

In Spain, the digital edition of Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that Portugal will hold elections again, two years after legislative elections that will give the Socialist Party its historic absolute majority in January 2022.

“The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, announced on the fifth evening of the fair, in his address to the nation, that he would dissolve the Assembly and call new elections on March 10, in response to a serious institutional crisis caused by the political crisis. death for the first time.” minister, or socialist António Costa, after the General Ministry reported that he would be investigated by the Supreme Court to determine whether any crimes were committed in promoting various projects in the energy sector” , wrote the sixth exhibit to the correspondent of El Pais in Lisbon.

O El Mundo, updated on the first page of the electronic edition with the elections to be held in March next year and considering the judicial case involving the Portuguese Government.

“António Costa’s cabinet chef, Vítor Escária, one of the detida people in the scope of the process of leaving the prime minister, kept 75,800 euros in the cabinet, distributed through wine boxes and shelves, it was learned”, highlights the digital Edition of El Mundo.

The newspaper of the Galiza region in Spain, Faro de Vigo, published the sixth edition of the digital edition that Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa “finally” chose to organize the previous elections, in response to the current political crisis. appeared in the country with demissão, terça-feira.

More specifically, Vigo Lighthouse stated that “socialist Prime Minister António Costa is being investigated for alleged irregularities in the granting of permits for exploration of lithium mines and the production of environmentally friendly hydrogen.”

French newspaper portal Le Monde revealed in the first part of its sixth fair edition that the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, decided at the fifth fair, November 9, to dissolve parliament and call early legislative elections in March. August 10, 2024, “to get beyond the crisis” caused by the death of the socialist prime minister, António Costa, who was embroiled in a corruption scandal.

“The conservative president held a four-hour meeting with members of the State Council, a consultative body, regarding the country’s situation. “Rebelo de Sousa voted to hold elections, as requested by the main opposition parties, both right and left, but members of the Council of State will not show their support,” wrote Le Monde..

Libération said, in its international section, that “Portugal has no time to lose”, referring to the call for elections.

The British portal The Guardian headlined that “Portugal will hold early elections – the second in two years – after the ouster of the prime minister” and increased the election data.

Information regarding the crisis in Portugal is also updated in the sixth edition of The Times, London.