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President sets elections for March after rejecting outgoing premier’s nomination of Mário Centeno as his replacement
António Costa’s Socialist party had been leading in polls but standing likely to have been hurt by corruption scandal
Expat tax reform and privatisation of TAP airline on hold as country awaits president’s decision on what comes next
Prosecutors issue arrest warrant for prime minister’s chief of staff and make infrastructure minister formal suspect
Lisbon follows Dublin in scrapping right of non-Europeans to claim residency in return for investment
Bloc should focus on practical support to Kyiv in its war with Russia, António Costa tells FT
António Costa pledges to tackle war’s ‘adverse shock’ after securing unexpected absolute majority
António Costa’s governing Socialist party secured unexpected majority after snap parliamentary vote
António Costa’s Socialists have faced a late centre-right surge before Sunday’s vote
PM faces poll two years ahead of schedule after failing to get the far left to support his budget
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa wins new 5-year term after polling proceeds under lockdown
Tensions over social spending and fiscal prudence are undermining informal agreement
António Costa risks instability by ditching leftwing pact in favour of a bill-by-bill strategy
Centre-left Socialist’s victory is latest sign of resurgence among Europe’s social democratic parties
António Costa wins re-election as prime minister, but without absolute majority
António Costa catches public mood as he recasts himself from anti-austerity leader to fiscal hawk
Limits on purchases to be cancelled from midnight after union agrees to talks
Spanish prime minister launches intense round of contacts with leaders
António Costa says security procedures must not be misused as pretext for discrimination
Crowdfunded industrial action to lift wages heaps pressure on António Costa’s government
Mário Centeno wins support after judge orders police to search parts of finance ministry
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