Portugal PM Quits After Chief of Staff Held in Corruption Probe
11/07/2023 22:35
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned amid an investigation into possible crimes of corruption involving lithium and hydrogen projects.
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned amid an investigation into possible crimes of corruption involving lithium and hydrogen projects.
Costa, who announced his resignation in a speech in Lisbon, said he won’t run in the early elections that the Portuguese president will likely call. Portuguese stocks fell, with the benchmark PSI index dropping as much as 3%.