" The lithium and hydrogen bomb that burned Costa " , this is the title chosen by the Portuguese daily Correio da Manha to reflect the resignation of Prime Minister Antonio Costa who is accused of corruption.
In addition to the local media, the citizens themselves have reacted by expressing disappointment and anger about this case.
"For the politicians, there is no problem because they are not the ones paying the bill, it is the taxpayer. The other parties want someone else from the Socialist Party to be prime minister so they can be elected themselves."
"The people are the ones who always suffer. With the millions they have made, people have no jobs, no food, no houses, nothing. What should we do?"
Prosecutors are investigating concessions granted for lithium mining and hydrogen production in the north of the country.
Kosta is suspected to have intervened personally to speed up these contracts, but he has denied involvement in this scandal.
His resignation on Tuesday ends an eight-year tenure as prime minister during which he made Portugal attractive to investors who considered Portugal a haven of fiscal stability.