Portugal Premier Says Political Crisis Should Be Avoided
By and Henrique Almeida
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Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said the country should avoid a political crisis as he tries to put an end to speculation about potential conflicts of interest related to a family-owned firm.
'A political crisis should be avoided, but it also has to be said that it may come to be unavoidable,' Montenegro said in a televised speech in Lisbon on Saturday night. 'I won't be here at any cost.'
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