Portuguese parliament rejects confidence motion, forcing government to resign. Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a confidence vote. His government had been in power for less than a year. Montenegro’s administration will now operate in a caretaker capacity. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to dissolve parliament and call snap elections, which he previously suggested could take place on either May 11 or May 18. The exact vote count wasn’t immediately available, but the speaker of parliament, Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco, said the centre-right government was defeated. The Socialist Party (PS), the far-right Chega, the Left Bloc (BE), the Communist Party (PCP), Livre, and PAN’s sole MP voted against him. The Social Democratic party (PSD) and the People’s Party (CDS-PP), and the Liberal Initiative backed him. He initiated the confidence vote himself, following two previous confidence motions during his tenure. His leadership had come under increasing pressure due to a conflict-of-interest scandal involving a family-owned business.