All the opposition parties, with the exception of the Liberal Initiative, voted against the motion of confidence in the government. PM Montenegro even offered to suspend the session if the socialists presented specific questions,

Portugal's parliament rejected on Tuesday (March 11) a motion of confidence in the center-right minority government, provoking its collapse after only 11 months in office and likely triggering an early election.

Portugal’s parliament is set to topple Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s center-right minority government in a confidence vote on Tuesday, likely leading to the country’s third early election in just over three years.