Socialists win Portuguese election, lose majority
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Portuguese Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates won a second term in a general election on Sunday but, as expected, his centre-left party fell short of an absolute majority in parliament, exit polls indicated. Socrates, 52, won about 38 percent of the vote, according to the polls, cutting...
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- News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month agoMr Sócrates, whose share of the vote dropped from 45 per cent in 2005 to 36.6 per cent, appealed to opposition parties to ensure political stability as the new government sought to tackle an economic recession and escalating public deficits.
- News Source: United Press International | about 1 month agoPortuguese politics will likely become more unstable now that Prime Minister Jose Socrates ' Socialists lost their absolute parliamentary majority, analysts say. In elections Sunday, Socialists won 96 seats in the 230-seat assembly, down from 121...
- News Source: Uinta County News | about 1 month agoeuronews journalist Miguel Sardo asked Portugal expert, Luis Rego: “Knowing that Portugal is facing one of its worst economic recession in the latest 20 years, these results don’t seem to be a punishment vote against the former government… Is...
- News Source: Androscoggin News | about 1 month agoWith almost all votes counted, the incumbent Socialists had 36.5% compared with 29% for the centre-right Social Democratic Party, the main opposition party. That gave the Socialists 94 seats in the 230-seat Parliament, making it vulnerable to...
- News Source: EU Observer | about 1 month agoThe Socialists garnered an estimated 36.5 percent of the vote, according to polls reported by SIC television channel, giving the party 96 seats, down from the 121 MPs the centre-left won in 2005. Prime Minister Socrates has lost his absolute...
- News Source: Al Jazeera | about 1 month agoJose Socrates, the incumbent Socialist prime minister, described the result of Sunday's poll as "the will of the people". "The people have spoken and they spoke loudly. The Socialists were once again chosen to govern Portugal and they were chosen...
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- Blog Source: www.aloo-gobi.comPortugal election: Socialists stay in power but lose majority. Posted on 27 September 2009. Portugal's Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates won a second term in a general election on Sunday but his centreLeft party lost its absolute ...
- Blog Source: www.eurotrib.comThe Portuguese Socialist, led by Prime Minister Jose Socrates (pictured), have won the country's general election but have failed to retain their majority, according to television exit polls. ... Portugal is set to return the Socialist Government to
- Blog Source: www.londonwired.co.ukThe final results of the general election in Portugal show Mr Socrates and his Socialist party have just 36 per cent of the vote, losing their current absolute parliamentary majority. The party secured 96 seats out of the 230 seats ...
- Blog Source: get2vote.wordpress.comSome 9.5 million people go to the polls in Portugal Sunday in an election which Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists are tipped to win, but without their current absolute majority in parliament. After spending a long stretch neck ...
- Blog Source: www.pastoon.comSocialists win Portugal election. Portuguese Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates won a second term in a general election today but, as expected, his centre-left party fell short of an absolute majority in parliament, exit polls ...
- Blog Source: www.paklinks.comThe governing Socialist Party of Jose Socrates is set to retain power in Portugal's elections, exit polls say. The polls indicate that the party has.
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