Now playing Next Portugal Key vote could topple Portugal PM Coelho's minority government Portugal’s prime minister has warned that leaving the path of reforms and meeting eurozone commitments would ruin the country. Pedro Passos Coelho 10/11/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal's Socialists threaten to bring down the government Portugal faces uncertainty as parliament begins debating the centre-right government’s new programme after last month’s inconclusive general 09/11/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal leftist parties clinch historic deal, aim to topple government An unprecedented alliance between Portugal’s centre-left and its radical left looks set to topple the centre-right minority government just weeks 07/11/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal Ahead coalition sworn in, sets clock ticking The countdown begins for Portugal's new government, with just ten days to convince parliament it is the right choice for the job. 30/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal's government precarious, income gap widens As the cheering dies down, Pedro Passos Coelho’s victory is laced with defeat after Portugal’s legislative elections a few weeks ago (Oct. 4th). He 28/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portuguese cabinet to be sworn in...but for how long? Portugal is set to swear in a new centre-right minority government on Friday, (October 30), but how long it will last remains to be seen. President 27/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal: Passos Coelho named prime minister but left threatens to rebel Portugal’s centre-right leader Pedro Passos Coelho was asked to form a new government by the country’s president on Thursday – despite failing to win 23/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal's President to nominate Prime Minister after post-election talks break down Portugal’s caretaker prime minister says he expects the president to give the go-ahead to his centre-right coalition to form a new government. P 15/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal After austerity and election win, Portugal's Coelho faces biggest challenge yet Winning an election after introducing the toughest austerity measures in decades turned out to be just the first challenge facing Portuguese prime 05/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Passos Coelho wins re-election in Portugal, says ready to "compromise" It is a win, but not with an overall majority for the Portuguese centre-right, which looks set to win about 38.5% of the vote to the Socialists 32% 05/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Austerity campaign pays off as Portugal's centre-right edges into new term Portugal’s centre-right coalition government under Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has won another four-year term. In what was seen as a test of 05/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal parliamentary elections underway Portugal is voting in parliamentary elections today (October 4). Portuguese league football matches, which are not traditionally scheduled to take 04/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal set for Sunday's election Portugal is all set for Sunday’s general elections. The country’s prime minister Passos Coelho has made a final push to boost his chances of not only 03/10/2015
Now playing Next World Portugal's silent revolt and desertion of the young The reputation of the Portuguese people as calm, or even submissive, in relation to the past few years of austerity has rarely wavered. Their anger 02/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portuguese elections: conservatives maintain narrow lead in polls Portugal is living through its closest election race since becoming a democracy in 1974. With the country gearing up for Sunday’s (October 4) general 02/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Portugal's Socialist leader Costa promises alternative to austerity Antonio Costa is more popular than the Socialist party that he leads. He goes into these elections enjoying the appreciation of Lisbon residents; he 02/10/2015
Now playing Next Portugal Pedro Passo Coelho, premier who tightened Portuguese belts Pedro Passos Coelho returned the centre-right to power in Portugal in 2011, a neo-liberal economist. The Socialists had been governing for six years 02/10/2015