The government of Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has lost a vote of confidence, almost certainly pitching the country into its third general election in barely three years. MPs voted against him by 142 to 88 with no abstentions, toppling his right-of-centre minority government.

Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, accused of conflicts of interest involving a family business, is expected to lose a vote of confidence on Tuesday that would bring down his minority government and could lead to new elections.

Portugal's centre-right minority government collapsed on Tuesday after losing a vote of confidence, with the country now likely to head into its third early general election in as many years.