Overview

• Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has announced plans to face a confidence vote in parliament next Wednesday, a move likely to result in the fall of his government.
• The political crisis stems from allegations that a family-owned business of Montenegro improperly benefited from his position as prime minister, claims he denies.
• Portugal's two largest opposition parties, the Socialists and the far-right Chega, have stated they will not support Montenegro in the vote, making his defeat highly probable.
• If the government falls, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to dissolve parliament and call early elections, potentially scheduled for May 11 or May 18.
• This marks Portugal's third potential national election in just over three years, following a period of political instability and shifting power dynamics in the country.