Editing Politics of Portugal (section)

===III, IV and V Constitutional Governments (1978–1980)===
President [[António Ramalho Eanes|Eanes]] then nominated the III Constitutional Government, under the leadership of '''[[Alfredo Nobre da Costa]]''', which was sworn in on late August 1978, but lasted just three months as it failed to gain Parliamentary support.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/programa-de-governo-de-nobre-da-costa-alvo-de-mocao-de-rejeicao_v853601|title=Programa de Governo de Nobre da Costa alvo de moção de rejeição|publisher=RTP|access-date=15 January 2024|date=23 October 2015|language=pt}}</ref>

The IV Constitutional Government, under the leadership of '''[[Carlos Mota Pinto]]''', was sworn in on late November 1978, but, like the previous government, lasted very little, eight months, due to its failure to pass policies in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/razoes-da-demissao-de-mota-pinto_a853789|title=Razões da demissão de Mota Pinto|publisher=RTP|access-date=15 January 2024|date=8 September 2015|language=pt}}</ref>

The president then swore in the V Constitutional Government, under the leadership of '''[[Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo]]''', the first and still only female prime minister in Portuguese history. The government managed the country until the early elections of [[1979 Portuguese legislative election|December 1979]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/tomada-de-posse-do-v-governo-constitucional/|title=Tomada de posse do V Governo Constitucional|publisher=RTP|access-date=15 January 2024|date=1 August 1979|language=pt}}</ref>