Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has the power to disband parliament, issued a new warning on Thursday to the prime minister after their rift put the country on the verge of a political crisis, but abstained from more drastic action. In a televised address, the president said the Socialist government had work to do to preserve its credibility and he would be more assertive in its relationship with the administration, but stability had to be preserved to help Portuguese cope with high inflation and interest rates.
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will address the nation at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Thursday, SIC TV channel said, after his rift with Prime Minister Antonio Costa raised doubts about political stability in the country. | 07:40am
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese opposition parties called on the president on Wednesday to use his power to dissolve parliament over a growing scandal around state-owned airline TAP, although analysts see the majority Socialist government surviving - for now at least. | 12:29pm
Portugal's infrastructure minister submitted his resignation on Tuesday as a scandal around state-owned airline TAP widened, just four months after his predecessor resigned over the same issue, but the prime minister said he would keep him in the job.