Friday, November 27, 2015

Eyes to the left to see what comes next

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Lest there was any doubt, it has just been confirmed that we live in a politically weird world. Never mind the shenanigans going on elsew...
Friday, November 6, 2015

A tough call: who gets to govern?

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The next few days are shaping up to be among the most remarkable in the annals of Portuguese democracy. On Monday, parliament will debate...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Cooperation is better than commotion

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Amid the mass of coverage in the media here and abroad, about the only thing clear at the moment is that the interests of the majority of...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Confusion confronts new government

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  Portugal’s head of state has given the green light to Pedro Passos Coelho and his centre-right Forward Portugal (PaF) coalition to follo...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Oh for some help from outer space!

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More than two weeks after the general election, Portugal will still be in the awkward position of not knowing who is to form the next gover...
Monday, October 5, 2015

Weary electorate get weak government

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As anticipated, there was no outright winner in this election. The centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho won the...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Portugal election: complications ahead

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It’s shaping up to be the closest contest in Portugal’s post-revolution democracy, but such is the level of apathy, angst and anger over po...
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