Portugal could be headed for its third general election in three years after parliament on Friday scheduled a confidence vote on the center-right minority government, which has been under pressure for weeks over the business ties of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro.

Portugal could face its third early parliamentary election in just over three years after Prime Minister Luis Montenegro proposed a confidence motion in his centre-right minority government. If the government loses the vote in parliament,

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro’s minority government will seek a confidence vote that it may lose, raising the possibility of an early election.