Anger over corruption and Portugal's economy dominate Sunday's general election
Portugal holds a general election, following the resignation amid a corruption investigation of Socialist leader António Costa, after eight years in power. He hasn't been accused of any crime.
by The Associated Press
Mar 07, 2024
3 minutes
LISBON, Portugal — Home furnishings giant Ikea recently placed billboards in Portugal advertising a self-assembly bookcase, with a wink at the country's political upheaval. "A good place to stash books. Or to stash 75,800 euros," it said.
That's the amount of cash, equivalent to $82,000, police found stuffed in envelopes on bookshelves when they searched the office of the prime minister's chief of staff last year during a corruption investigation.
The discovery triggered a scandal that brought down the government and
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