António Costa will address the country today from his official residence in São Bento, at 20pm, an official source from the chief executive's office told Lusa.
António Costa announced on Tuesday his resignation from the post of prime minister.
Portugal will have early legislative elections on March 10, 2024, scheduled by the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
António Costa is the target of an investigation by the Public Ministry at the Supreme Court of Justice, after suspects in a case related to business involving lithium, green hydrogen and a data center in Sines invoked his name as having intervened to unblock procedures.
The Public Ministry (MP) considers that the Prime Minister intervened in the approval of a diploma favorable to the interests of the company Start Campus, responsible for the data center, according to the indictment, which contains several other references to António Costa.
On the day of his dismissal, Costa refused to commit “any illicit or objectionable act”.
According to the MP, crimes of malfeasance, active and passive corruption of political office holders and influence peddling may be at stake in the lithium, green hydrogen and data center business process.
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