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What’s the chance of a progressive government in Lisbon?

Posted by revoltingeurope ⋅ October 11, 2015 ⋅ Leave a comment

Last Sunday 4 October Passos Coelho’s right-wing coalition won the most votes in general elections in Portugal but failed to win a majority in parliament. Since then the man who’s imposed on Portugal some of the harshest austerity measures in Europe has been trying win the backing of the opposition Socialists. If the Socialists refuse … Continue reading →

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