Portugal's President Triggers Snap Elections Following Prime Minister's Resignation

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced that he will dissolve the country's parliament in December and hold early elections in March 2024, following the resignation of Prime Minister António Costa amid a corruption probe. Rebelo de Sousa stated that it was important to have a head of government with unquestionable legitimacy, and the delay in elections will allow Costa's Socialist Party time to find a new leader. The center-right Social Democratic Party aims to gain public support to potentially govern without forming a coalition with the far-right Chega party.