Portugal’s prime minister proposed on Wednesday a confidence vote in his year-old minority government, risking his own dismissal as the main opposition parties vowed to defeat him

Portugal's prime minister said on Wednesday he would submit his year-old minority government to a confidence motion, a move that could lead to its dismissal as the two main opposition parties have vowed to reject it.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s minority government will seek a confidence vote that it may lose, raising the possibility of an early election.