The new left coalition government has pledged to loosen the grip of austerity on Portugal.
Portugal: The Left Takes Charge
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The new left coalition government has pledged to loosen the grip of austerity on Portugal.
A likely vote of no confidence in Portugal’s hard-right government will signify whether voters in the EU can still choose their own government.
In Portugal’s elections, Left parties garnered more than 50 percent of the vote and austerity took a major hit.
The European Central Bank, the European Commission, and the International Monetary Fund find themselves at odds with another Eurozone country.