António Costa, the ruler of Portugal who arrived with a motion of censure and resigned for responsibility. The socialist prime minister, who will be replaced after the March 10 elections, leaves behind a vigorous economy and deficient public services.
“These two years have been more difficult to manage than the pandemic,” Costa himself admitted this Friday, during a speech in Lisbon, in which he supported the socialist candidate Pedro Nuno Santos. Costa said that he had a clear conscience, but that “obviously” he had to resign.