00:00Portugal's minority government lost a confidence vote in parliament, forcing its resignation
00:07and prompting the European Union country's third general election in three years.
00:15The government's fall marks the worst spell of political instability since 1974, when
00:21Portugal adopted a democratic system and ended a dictatorship.
00:26A string of minority governments have been unable to forge alliances that might ensure
00:31the administration completes its four-year term without being brought down.
00:36A new election, likely in May, pitches millions of Portuguese people into months of political
00:42uncertainty.
00:44The Portuguese government asked for the confidence vote amid a simmering political crisis that
00:49is focused on Prime Minister Luiz Montenegro.
00:52Revolving around potential conflicts of interest in the business dealings of his family law
00:57firm.
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