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Portugal President To Dissolve Parliament; Snap Election Looms
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's consultative body, the Council of State, approved on Wednesday his proposal to dissolve parliament after lawmakers rejected the government's 2022 budget bill last week, paving the way for a snap electio
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Portuguese Brave Lockdown To Re-Elect President Rebelo de Sousa With 61% Votes
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won re-election Sunday, according to media projections and partial results, after a poll held at the height of the country's coronavirus crisis.
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Portugal's Ruling Socialists Win Election But Fall Short Of Outright Majority
Portugal's ruling Socialists won Sunday's parliamentary election but fell short of an outright majority, meaning Prime Minister Antonio Costa will need to negotiate a new deal with one or both of his far-left allies in the previous legislature.
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Safety Pins: A Pointed Show Of Solidarity After Donald Trump Election
People have long used ribbons, flowers, colours or badges to symbolise political causes, from the carnations of Portugal's 1974 revolution to the orange ribbons of Ukraine's 2004 revolution to the gel wristbands now worn to promote almost any charity.
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UN General Assembly To Elect Antonio Guterres As Next Secretary General
The United Nations General Assembly is set to formally appoint on Thursday Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the next Secretary-General of the world body to replace Ban Ki-moon.
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Portugal Heads To Polls In Presidential Ballot
Portuguese voters began voting today to choose their president, in an election being closely watched in Brussels as the country recovers from a 78-billion-euro ($85-billion) bailout.
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Portuguese Parliament Backs Adoption by Gay Couples
The Portuguese parliament, which swung left at last month's general election, backed a law to allow same-sex couples to adopt, in a first reading of the bill on Friday.
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Portuguese Centre-Right TV Star Billed to Win Presidential Poll
The former leader of Portugal's centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) and prominent television commentator Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Friday announced his bid to run for the the presidency in next January's election.
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Portugal Opposition Says 'Martian Invasion' Needed for Coalition Deal
Portugal's Socialist opposition leader said Wednesday it would take a "Martian invasion" to convince him to join a coalition government, after the ruling centre-right bloc fell short of outright election victory.
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President to Address Portuguese, Start Post-Election Government
Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who must name the new prime minister after Sunday's election, will address the nation late on Tuesday following a meeting with the leader of the ruling coalition that won the most votes.
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Portugal's Austerity Government Wins Re-Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition won a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, but near-complete results indicated it has lost its absolute majority in parliament.
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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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Centre-Right Ahead of Opposition Socialists in Portugal Vote: Exit Polls
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition is the clear leader of Sunday's general election, early exit polls said, although it may not hold onto its majority in parliament.
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Portugal President To Dissolve Parliament; Snap Election Looms
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa's consultative body, the Council of State, approved on Wednesday his proposal to dissolve parliament after lawmakers rejected the government's 2022 budget bill last week, paving the way for a snap electio
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Portuguese Brave Lockdown To Re-Elect President Rebelo de Sousa With 61% Votes
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won re-election Sunday, according to media projections and partial results, after a poll held at the height of the country's coronavirus crisis.
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Portugal's Ruling Socialists Win Election But Fall Short Of Outright Majority
Portugal's ruling Socialists won Sunday's parliamentary election but fell short of an outright majority, meaning Prime Minister Antonio Costa will need to negotiate a new deal with one or both of his far-left allies in the previous legislature.
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Safety Pins: A Pointed Show Of Solidarity After Donald Trump Election
People have long used ribbons, flowers, colours or badges to symbolise political causes, from the carnations of Portugal's 1974 revolution to the orange ribbons of Ukraine's 2004 revolution to the gel wristbands now worn to promote almost any charity.
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UN General Assembly To Elect Antonio Guterres As Next Secretary General
The United Nations General Assembly is set to formally appoint on Thursday Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as the next Secretary-General of the world body to replace Ban Ki-moon.
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Portugal Heads To Polls In Presidential Ballot
Portuguese voters began voting today to choose their president, in an election being closely watched in Brussels as the country recovers from a 78-billion-euro ($85-billion) bailout.
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Portuguese Parliament Backs Adoption by Gay Couples
The Portuguese parliament, which swung left at last month's general election, backed a law to allow same-sex couples to adopt, in a first reading of the bill on Friday.
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Portuguese Centre-Right TV Star Billed to Win Presidential Poll
The former leader of Portugal's centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) and prominent television commentator Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Friday announced his bid to run for the the presidency in next January's election.
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Portugal Opposition Says 'Martian Invasion' Needed for Coalition Deal
Portugal's Socialist opposition leader said Wednesday it would take a "Martian invasion" to convince him to join a coalition government, after the ruling centre-right bloc fell short of outright election victory.
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President to Address Portuguese, Start Post-Election Government
Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who must name the new prime minister after Sunday's election, will address the nation late on Tuesday following a meeting with the leader of the ruling coalition that won the most votes.
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Portugal's Austerity Government Wins Re-Election
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition won a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, but near-complete results indicated it has lost its absolute majority in parliament.
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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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Centre-Right Ahead of Opposition Socialists in Portugal Vote: Exit Polls
Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition is the clear leader of Sunday's general election, early exit polls said, although it may not hold onto its majority in parliament.
