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Portugal Premier Says 'Ready' to Form Government After Winning Re-Election
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said he was "ready" to form a government after his ruling centre-right coalition won Sunday's general election, in a rare case of a bailed-out country re-electing its austerity government.
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Socialist Challenger Admits Defeat in Portugal Election
The leader of Portugal's opposition Socialists, former Lisbon mayor Antonio Costa, on Sunday conceded defeat in a general election billed as a referendum on four years of harsh austerity policies, as near-complete results gave the ruling centre-right coalition a clear lead.
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Portugal's Ruling Centre-Right Wins Austerity-Test Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition was the clear winner in a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, although it could lose its absolute majority in parliament, near-complete results showed.
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Thousands rally against European austerity on May Day
Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.
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Portuguese march against austerity, demand government step down
Hundreds of thousands of Portuguese poured into the streets of Lisbon and other cities on Saturday to demand an end to austerity measures dictated by an international bailout and for the centre-right government to resign.
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Thousands rally against Portugal austerity
Thousands of protesters rallied in Portugal on Saturday against austerity measures imposed on the country by its international creditors.
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Eurozone needs Portugal to stay on track: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning Portugal against the temptation to relax its contentious austerity drive, saying any backsliding could undermine the 17-country eurozone's recovery.
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Thousands march in Frankfurt against austerity measures
The protesters are angry at the misery they say governments are inflicting on people with their response to the crisis.
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Portugal Premier Says 'Ready' to Form Government After Winning Re-Election
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said he was "ready" to form a government after his ruling centre-right coalition won Sunday's general election, in a rare case of a bailed-out country re-electing its austerity government.
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Socialist Challenger Admits Defeat in Portugal Election
The leader of Portugal's opposition Socialists, former Lisbon mayor Antonio Costa, on Sunday conceded defeat in a general election billed as a referendum on four years of harsh austerity policies, as near-complete results gave the ruling centre-right coalition a clear lead.
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Portugal's Ruling Centre-Right Wins Austerity-Test Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition was the clear winner in a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, although it could lose its absolute majority in parliament, near-complete results showed.
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Thousands rally against European austerity on May Day
Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.
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Portuguese march against austerity, demand government step down
Hundreds of thousands of Portuguese poured into the streets of Lisbon and other cities on Saturday to demand an end to austerity measures dictated by an international bailout and for the centre-right government to resign.
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Thousands rally against Portugal austerity
Thousands of protesters rallied in Portugal on Saturday against austerity measures imposed on the country by its international creditors.
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Eurozone needs Portugal to stay on track: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning Portugal against the temptation to relax its contentious austerity drive, saying any backsliding could undermine the 17-country eurozone's recovery.
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Thousands march in Frankfurt against austerity measures
The protesters are angry at the misery they say governments are inflicting on people with their response to the crisis.
