Socialist and leftwing lawmakers forced centre-true government to resign by rejecting its policy proposals in Lisbon on Tuesday, two weeks after they were sworn in. The moderate centre-left Socialist party forged an unprecedented alliance with the Communist party and the radical Left Bloc and used a parliamentary vote on policy to force the government to resign. Anti-austerity demonstrators outside parliament shouted ‘victory’ as news of the government’s collapse spreadPortuguese MPs force minority government to quit over austerityContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com