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Presidential elections on Sunday
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The campaign started in early January on Sunday, the 23. January come to an end, then 9,6 Million Portuguese prompted, to go to the polls.
The Acting President Aníbal Cavaco Silva (71) of the liberal-PSD expects a further term of office and is not unfounded, he is clearly ahead in the polls (at about 60 – 65 %).
The strongest competitor is Manuel Alegre (74) the socialist party PS to be, one of the most popular poet of the Portuguese presence, According to surveys, but he comes only to 15 until 20 Percent. Alegre is supported by the Left, dem Block Left. However, the Socialists to Prime Minister Jose Socrates threatens a great debacle. Already in the parliamentary elections in 2009 Sócrates lost its absolute majority and has since been at the head of a minority government.
Cavaco Silva, of as the “Father of the economic miracle” applicable in the 80s and 90s, had harsh words against his opponents in advance: "The huge foreign debt and unemployment have created an almost explosive situation”, so the right-wing politicians: "If Portugal to rescue his State Finance help from the EU and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must take advantage of, this is the fault of the government of socialist Prime Minister José Sócrates!“, I know Cavaco Silva, Professor der Okonomie.
The biggest problem for Cavaco Silva will, however, not be the competition, but probably a very low turnout, the Portuguese seem to be completely uninterested: ” The election campaign is of no interest”, as the daily newspaper “Daily News”. The “Public” writes: “This was the poorest level election since the return to democracy in Portugal.”
Cavaco Silva, already in the choice 2006 seinen chick competitor Mário Soares ready degradierte, can look forward to an outstanding victory in the first ballot. However, this would mean, that cooperation would be difficult between him and Socrates further. Under the constitution, the head of state has the opportunity, dissolve parliament and to organize new elections: "This weapon I reserve only for an emergency before. I have little inclination, use the atomic bomb.”, I know Cavaco Silva. The runoff election was not to be expected on the 13. Fixed in February.
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