The scandal surrounding Montenegro has reinforced public perceptions of widespread corruption in Portuguese politics, where past prime ministers have also faced bribery allegations.

The no confidence motion was submitted following the Greece-wide protests in criticism of the government's handling of the deadly Tempi rail disaster.

He spoke during his regular weekly briefing on the government’s work, which is aired on Sundays

The no-confidence motion was tabled days after an explosive front-page story in the weekly "To Vima” on Sunday cited doctored audio tapes leaked to the press immediately after the deadly Feb. 28, 2023 Tempi rail collision

Parliament debate expected to commence on Wednesday and conclude the next day

The motion is precipitated by revelations in an audio leak of the Tempi train disaster, by To BHMA's Sunday edition, which call into question New Democracy's account of the accident and further fuel accusations of a cover-up

SYRIZA's leader took to social media to call on PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis to resign following the recent developments concerning the tragedy in Tempi and to lead the country to elections.