Portuguese President Receives Political Parties In Audience For Consultations

LISBON, PORTUGAL - MARCH 12: Socialist Party Seretary-General Pedro Nuno Santos (C) is received in audience for consultations by Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (R), the second of Portuguese political parties, a day after after Prime Minister Luis Montenegro's motion for a vote of confidence was defeated in the Portuguese Parliament, at Belem Presidential Palace on March 12, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal. The President decided to summon the political parties with parliamentary representation following the Parliament's rejection of the motion of confidence in the government that led to its resignation. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)