> shallow takes like the one above provide nothing of value. The previous Portuguese PM António Costa, who had to resign amid a corruption inquiry...Has just b

> shallow takes like the one above provide nothing of value. The previous Portuguese PM António Costa, who had to resign amid a corruption inquiry...Has just been announced today for an EU role that will triplicate his previous annual salary as Portuguese prime minister "Portuguese PM António Costa resigns amid corruption probe" - https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-prime-minister-antonio-costa-resigns/#:~:text=Longtime%20Socialist%20leader%20steps%20down%20after%20police%20put%20him%20under%20investigation.&text=Portuguese%20Prime%20Minister%20Ant%C3%B3nio%20Costa,investigated%20under%20a%20corruption%20probe https://www.politico.eu/article/portugal-prime-minister-anto.... "Portugal's Antonio Costa expected to be next head of European Council" - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugals-antonio-costa-expected-be-next-head-european-council-2024-06-17/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugals-antonio-costa... "...Costa's appetite for a top European position has been an open secret for years. In March 2022, amid speculation Costa was angling for a Brussels job, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa warned him that he would call an election if he were to leave his post early..." It is a graft and of the worst kind, and naive takes like yours is what led to scenarios like Brexit. It's a jobs for the boys organization and you are not part of the club.