Today, the prime minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa, resigned due to his role in corruption allegations. According to an article in Reuters, Costa’s chief of staff, Vitor Escaria, was detained by police, and the minister for infrastructure, Joao Galamba, was named the prime suspect. According to an article in Politico, the allegation centers on large-scale infrastructure projects involving the extraction of lithium in the north of the country, as well as a project focused on the development of green hydrogen technology. The socialist government under Costa has been committed to green energy ventures. Despite this, the projects have been dogged by allegations of environmental damage and the poor quality of lithium extracted. This is a significant blow for the socialist party as they were re-elected last year, and Costa was expected to stay in power for a while longer.