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Portugal Decides EU Mandates Trump Democracy

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Portugal has decided that EU economic mandates trump that pesky Democracy: Anibal Cavaco Silva, Portugal’s constitutional president, has refused to appoint a Left-wing coalition government even though it secured an absolute majority in the Portuguese parliament and won a mandate … Continue reading →

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