Portugal braces for fall of govt amid austerity backlash
Portugal's new government faced what were likely to be its final hours in power Tuesday as anti-austerity forces in Parliament prepared to force its resignation. The showdown came less than two weeks...
View ArticlePortugal government ousted: Leftist coalition prepares to take helm after...
The leader of Portugal’s Socialist Party has declared himself ready to govern after one of the most tumultuous weeks in the country’s recent political history. Despite a chorus of naysayers warning...
View ArticlePortugal eyes experiment with anti-austerity policies
Portugal is facing days of political and economic uncertainty as the eurozone nation waits to hear whether the anti-austerity lawmakers who forced the government's resignation will take power — and how...
View ArticlePortuguese President Asks for Stability as Coelho Is Sworn In
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva warned against instability at the swearing-in of a new government that may be blocked by opposition parties, which now hold a majority of seats in parliament....
View ArticlePortugal's leftists agree alliance to try topple new govt
Portugal's Communist Party on Friday said it had formed an alliance with the main opposition Socialists, putting the leftists in a position to bring down the country's new centre-right government....
View ArticleLeft-wing opposition topples Portugal government
A left-wing opposition alliance in Portugal toppled the country's minority conservative government in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, less than two weeks after it was sworn in. The newly-formed bloc...
View ArticlePortugal's new government faces Nov 10 showdown with left
Portugal's new centre-right minority government will face an early challenge on November 10 from a left-wing coalition, in the wake of inconclusive elections, parliament said Wednesday. Prime Minister...
View ArticleLeft-wing bloc seeks to topple Portugal pro-austerity govt
Portugal's left-wing opposition alliance looks set to topple the country's centre-right minority government Tuesday in a crucial parliamentary vote barely 10 days after it was sworn in. The vote comes...
View ArticlePortuguese Socialists Plan to Form Government, Replace Coelho
Portugal’s Socialist Party approved a plan to join forces with three other left-wing parties to oust Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s new administration, raising the prospect of a faster reversal...
View ArticlePortugal's govt unveils its plans but it's likely doomed
LISBON, Portugal (AP) Portugal's new prime minister is telling Parliament about his plans for the next four years, even though an...
View ArticlePortugal's radicals move to heart of power after debt crisis
Die-hard communists are poised to walk the corridors of power in Portugal, and a new generation of leftist radicals is right beside them. The Portuguese Communist Party and the radical Left Bloc say...
View ArticlePortugal's Socialist leader says he's ready to take power
Click photo to enlarge Portuguese Socialist Party leader Antonio Costa addresses the parliament during the debate of the government's four-year policy program at the Parliament in Lisbon, Tuesday, Nov....
View ArticleLeft-wing alliance seek to topple Portugal minority government
Portugal's centre-right minority government faces a crucial parliamentary vote Tuesday with a left-wing alliance set to topple it after barely 10 days in power. The vote comes amid European fears about...
View ArticlePortugal's leftists agree alliance in threat to new govt
Portugal's centre-right government looked doomed Friday as the main opposition Socialists formed an unprecedented alliance with the far left and appeared set to take over, putting the country on a path...
View ArticlePortugal’s government falls after left alliance votes down policies
Anti-austerity MPs have forced Portugal’s new centre-right government to resign by rejecting its policy proposals. The showdown comes...
View ArticlePortugal faces political crisis as leftists vow to topple new government
Pedro Passos Coelho, the newly nominated PAF party prime minister, looks set to see his government programme voted down by opponents...
View ArticleEnter President Silva as Portugal's Politics Unsettle Investors
Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva is preparing to move center stage, as a political stalemate threatens the nation’s status as an oasis of stability in southern Europe. Next week, Social...
View ArticlePortugal's Socialists `Hope' to Sign Accords to Form Government
Portuguese Socialist leader Antonio Costa will try to sign separate agreements with the three other left-wing parties in parliament to get backing for a Socialist government that would replace Prime...
View ArticlePortugal gets new members of govt likely to be short-lived
LISBON, Portugal (AP) Portugal's prime minister has named his Cabinet for what could be one of the country's briefest governments ever. Prime...
View ArticleUPDATE 2-Portugal left agrees on government deal, PM says could be ousted
LISBON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Two small far left parties have concluded talks with the moderate Socialists to create an alternative government and oust the centre-right, whose prime minister...
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