Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa says he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe. Costa said in a nationally televised address that “in these circumstances, obviously, I have presented my resignation to the president of the republic.
LISBON, Portugal — Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said Tuesday he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe.
The Supreme Court, prosecutors said, is also examining the suspects’ “use of the prime minister’s name and his involvement to unlock” the practices being probed. It said that the Minister of Infrastructure João Galamba and the head of the country’s environmental agency were among those named as suspects.
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