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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 Conservative coalition on course for another win in Portuguese elections All signs are pointing to a second consecutive election win for Portugal’s conservative Portugal Ahead coalition. However, they seem likely to lose 04/10/2015
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