Portuguese parliament dissolved ahead of Jan 30 election

FILE PHOTO: Parliament members vote on the 2022 state budget draft in first reading at the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon, Portugal, October 27, 2021. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa decreed the dissolution of parliament on Sunday in the remaining formal step ahead of a previously announced snap general election set for Jan. 30, his office said.

The decree came on the last possible day for parliament's dissolution, which has has to occur at least 55 days before an election.