Portugal's Socialists Choose New Leader Amidst Political Shifts

Pedro Nuno Santos has been elected as the new leader of Portugal's Socialist Party (PS) following the resignation of Antonio Costa. Santos, a former infrastructure minister, won the PS election with 62 percent of the vote and will face Luis Montenegro of the center-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The resignation of Costa, who was considered a front-runner for a top EU job, came after a corruption probe was launched against him and members of his administration. The race between PS and PSD is expected to be tight, with the hard-right Chega party potentially disrupting Portugal's two-party system. Santos called for party unity and aims to present an ambitious and reformist project.