Portuguese gave their government a severe scolding for its handling of the economic crisis during Sunday’s snap general elections, handing the center-right opposition a solid mandate to govern through at least another two years of recession.
The vote ended months of uncertainty since the Socialist government of Prime Minister José Sócrates collapsed in March after it lost all parliamentary support for a series of austerity measures, even from its allies.
Pedro Passos Coelho, a businessman with no prior experience in office, led the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to a commanding victory in the unicameral Parliament with almost 39 percent of the vote, or 105 of the 250 seats.
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