Portugal Austerity Measures

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  Portugal Premier Says 'Ready' to Form Government After Winning Re-Election

  Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said he was "ready" to form a government after his ruling centre-right coalition won Sunday's general election, in a rare case of a bailed-out country re-electing its austerity government.

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  Socialist Challenger Admits Defeat in Portugal Election

  The leader of Portugal's opposition Socialists, former Lisbon mayor Antonio Costa, on Sunday conceded defeat in a general election billed as a referendum on four years of harsh austerity policies, as near-complete results gave the ruling centre-right coalition a clear lead.

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  Portugal's Ruling Centre-Right Wins Austerity-Test Election

  Portugal's ruling centre-right coalition was the clear winner in a general election Sunday seen as a referendum on its austerity policies, although it could lose its absolute majority in parliament, near-complete results showed.

• Portuguese march against austerity, demand government step down

  Hundreds of thousands of Portuguese poured into the streets of Lisbon and other cities on Saturday to demand an end to austerity measures dictated by an international bailout and for the centre-right government to resign.

• Thousands rally against Portugal austerity

  Thousands of protesters rallied in Portugal on Saturday against austerity measures imposed on the country by its international creditors.