Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Thursday that he was dissolving the nation’s parliament and calling an early election, the announcement coming two days after Prime Minister António Costa resigned with his government tainted by a corruption scandal.
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00:00 Portugal's president will dissolve national parliament and has called an early election
00:06 for March 10 next year.
00:09 The announcement comes two days after Prime Minister Antonio Costa resigned after his
00:13 government was involved in a widespread corruption probe, sending a shockwave through the normally
00:18 tranquil politics of the European Union member.
00:23 President Marcelo Rabella de Sousa made his decision public during a national televised
00:27 address.
00:28 Costa will stay on as the country's caretaker prime minister until the election.
00:32 (whooshing)