Antonio Costa re-elected as Prime Minister of Portugal

Why in news?

• The Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costohas been re-elected after his centre-left Socialist Party secured a landslide victory in the 2022 Portuguese legislative election.

About Portugal

• Portugal, is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost poi nt in mainland Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments.
• The official and national language is Portuguese.
• Lisbon is the capitaland largest city.
• Portugal President: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa;
• Portugal Currency: Euro.