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Portugal head of state accepts prime minister's resignation
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FILE: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Brussels, Thursday, October 26, 2023. /CFP
FILE: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Brussels, Thursday, October 26, 2023. /CFP

FILE: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Brussels, Thursday, October 26, 2023. /CFP

Portugal's head of state Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Tuesday he accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Antonio Costa who has been embroiled in a corruption scandal. 

After accepting Costa's resignation, the president called a meeting for parties represented in parliament Wednesday with the aim of organizing an early election, according to a statement from the Portuguese presidency. 

Source(s): AFP

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