Portugal Finance Minister Backs Carneiro to Be Socialist Leader
- Antonio Costa quit as PM last week after an eight-year tenure
- Portuguese president has called an early election for March 10
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Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Medina said he backs Home Affairs Minister Jose Luis Carneiro in the race to become the next leader of the country’s Socialist Party, following the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Antonio Costa last week.
“Jose Luis Carneiro is the candidate who presents himself with a vision that’s closer to continuity with the current government,” Medina told reporters in Lisbon on Friday, citing policies including debt reduction.