Bank of Portugal Governor Mário Centeno explained on Sunday that he is “very far from making a decision” on the proposal to “reflect and consider the possibility of leading the government” made by the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister.
The first statements about the invitation were made on Sunday by Mario Centeno to the North American edition of the Financial Times.
“I have received an invitation from the president and prime minister to think about and consider the possibility of leading the government,” he said, adding that he was “very far from making a decision.”
On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who tendered his resignation on Tuesday, said that Bank of Portugal governor and former finance minister Mario Centeno should succeed him as head of the new executive body under the current parliamentary framework. and expressed regret that the President of the Republic decided to call early elections.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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