Portuguese Prime Minister resigns. (EU News).(Antonio Guterres)(Brief Article)
Portugal has been plunged into political turmoil with the resignation of Prime Minister Antonio Guterres and the calling of early elections for March 17.
Guterres's departure was prompted by catastrophic results for his Socialist Party in nationwide local elections. With no majority in parliament, the government had long lacked direction and decisiveness, and its credibility never recovered after a bridge in northern Portugal collapsed last March, killing seventy people.
That disaster had immediate political consequences. Infrastructure Minister Jorge Coelho
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