Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his resignation on Tuesday after he was embroiled in a corruption investigation into the awarding of energy-related contracts.
Portuguese anti-mining groups
have urged the government to suspend and review all lithium
projects while authorities investigate alleged corruption in the
handling of green energy deals that have led. -November 08, 2023 at 06:27 am EST
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STORY: Portugal s Prime Minister Antonio Costa suddenly stepped down on Tuesday, hours after his chief of staff was detained and their offices searched by police. -November 08, 2023 at 03:06 am EST
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Portugal's political parties were preparing Wednesday for a landscape without Antonio Costa, who had been prime minister since 2015 but quit suddenly the day prior when he was implicated in a corruption probe. "Antonio Costa has entered Portuguese political history as the first acting head of government implicated in a criminal affair," the Publico daily wrote Wednesday.
Portuguese anti-mining groups
have urged the government to suspend and review all lithium
projects while authorities investigate alleged corruption in the
handling of green energy deals that have led. -November 08, 2023 at 01:41 pm EST
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