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The center -right government in Portugal is about to collapse, as Prime Minister Luis Montenego faces confidence on Tuesday caused by a scandal on his family business.

His defeat is likely to lead to PortugalIn the third elections in less than four years, where the government faces pressure to enhance defense spending and wanders in the rise of anti -migrants that active the extreme right.

Black Montenegro, which he has The government of a fragile minority For 11 months, she was immersed in a storm due to his alleged failure to strip his share in its foundations.

The epic strengthened the general perceptions of corruption on a large scale in Portuguese policy, as the former Prime Minister faced charges of graft.

Montenegro, head of the Democratic Alliance Party, established a company called Spinomeva in 2021 when it was out of politics. But he was placed in his defense by revealing that he transferred her ownership to his wife and children in 2022 – a step that critics said was not valid because, under Portuguese law, the husbands are the ordinary owners of all acquired assets after providing them.

Socialist opposition leader Pedro Nuno Santos accused the Black Montenegro of “receiving payments from companies” while the Prime Minister because Spencenfa agents continued to pay consultations.

When the Socialists threatened to hold a parliamentary investigation in the case last week, Montenegro said, “The country needs a political clarification” and announced that it would provide his government to vote for confidence.

The Black Montenegro is accusing opposition to stirring controversy and insists that he has not made any mistake.

Paula Espritto Santo, a professor of political science at Lisbon University, said Montenegro is dealing with things badly by not selling or closing consultations when he became the party leader in 2022.

In recent weeks, she said: “He had the option to try to clarify everything, but he did not and has gone on the ice. It was not before the events. He interacted with the events.”

Last week, the wife of Monnegro transferred her shares in the company to the children of adult couple.

Monnegro, a training lawyer, said he will lead the announcement to any new elections, which the country’s president said will happen in May.

The advertisement reduces two percentage points from late February, but it is still marginally advanced to the Socialist Party, with 33.5 percent of the votes compared to 28.8 percent, according to Portugal’s CNN poll last week with the intensification of the scandal.

A new government will face immediate pressure to enhance defensive spending, as US President Donald Trump does not push against NATO members their fair share. Portugal spent about 1.6 percent of GDP on the defense last year, which is less than the NATO goal, which is 2 percent of to be raised. Trump said he wanted it Raise the target to 5 percent.

The struggle of the advertisement in order to achieve the parliamentary majority was greatly due Zeja ascendingAn extremist right -wing party that benefits from discontent with migration and corruption. Tasja and the Socialists are expected to vote for the overthrow of Montenegro in the confidence movement.

Montenegro excluded work with Chiga while he was in office and his lack of the majority means that he is unable to implement major reforms. Some tax cuts have approved the support of the Socialists and the adoption of the 2025 budget because the Socialists abstained.

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, the European Union Council President, now resigned in 2023. Pressure scandal This is still examined by prosecutors, although he was not accused of misconduct. José Sócrates, Prime Minister from 2005-2011, is waiting for trial for money laundering and forgery of documents. Both men deny that violations are committed.