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Besides the Communists, Costa also needs the backing of the Left Bloc and Greens (Photo: David Baxendale)

Portugal president asks left-wingers for EU and Nato pledge

Portugal’s political crisis entered a new phase on Monday (23 November), when president Anibal Cavaco Silva asked for guarantees from leftist parties, especially on next year’s budget, before allowing the formation of a government by Socialists.

Silva did not name the Socialist leader Antonio Costa prime minister, but asked him to start work to form a coalition.

The conservative president wants guarantees\nthe leftist fa...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Besides the Communists, Costa also needs the backing of the Left Bloc and Greens (Photo: David Baxendale)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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