Segunda-feira, Janeiro 23, 2006

Lá Fora..

Na CNN:

«A victory by Cavaco Silva would be the most serious political defeat for the Socialist government since it came to power in western Europe's poorest country last year.
Prime Minister Jose Socrates has seen his candidate, 81-year-old political veteran Mario Soares, fail to take off. Voters preferred Cavaco Silva's pledges to deal with a stagnant economy and unemployment at an 18-year high.»


«If Cavaco Silva wins, he would be the first elected president from outside the left since democracy was established after a 1974 revolution.»

Na BBC:

Conservative wins Portugal race
«Centre-right candidate Anibal Cavaco Silva defeats five leftist challengers to win the Portuguese presidency.»
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«Anibal Cavaco Silva, a center-right candidate, won Portugal's presidential election on Sunday in a blow to the ruling Socialist Party already under pressure because of a stagnant economy.
Cavaco Silva, a former prime minister vowing to tackle economic woes in western Europe's poorest country, had 50.59 percent of the vote with all but a handful of polling stations reporting, the election commission reported.»
«It was the first time since Portuguese democracy was established after a 1974 revolution overthrew a dictatorship that a rightist candidate has been elected president.
The president has limited powers, but they include vetoing laws, appointing prime ministers and dissolving parliament, where the Socialists have a majority.
Cavaco Silva, who served as prime minister from 1985 to 1995, has vowed to use his powers to improve Portugal's competitiveness.»

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