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Yesterday Sunday was held the legislative elections in Portugal to elect the new government for the next 4 years. Antonio Costa, the outgoing Prime Minister, was on the list for a second term.

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Élection au Portugal 45% d’abstention, une honte

Yesterday Sunday Portugal's legislative elections were held to elect the new government for the next 4 years. Outgoing Prime Minister Antonio Costa was in line for a second term.

Unlike France, where we elect a president who then chooses his government. In Portugal, you vote to elect the President, who has a simple duty of representation, and then the people elect the government through the legislative process.

The results of yesterday's 8 p.m. polls are final, and we won't dwell on them: the incumbent party (PS) has been re-elected. We invite you to visit Eco who has written an excellent article on the subject.

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Un taux d’abstention record

What shocked us most about the Portuguese parliamentary elections was the abstention rate, which we had already noted during the European elections was in the region of 70 %. %.

Yesterday, the Portuguese had a simple civic duty: to elect a government that would meet the expectations and needs of their taxpayers and move the country forward. Unfortunately, it seems that the Portuguese did not understand the importance of going to the polls for this civic duty. The absentee rate, we remind you, is 45 %, or 5 million of the population who did not vote.

Les raisons invoquées pour ces élections au Portugal sont toute plus folle les unes que les autres, certaines réclames que les élections est lieu en semaine, d’autre explique que le week-end est consacré a la famille, les restaurants et les sorties à la plage.

It's worth remembering that voting only takes 5 minutes out of a 24-hour day.

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Le bilan de Antonio Costa n’est pas des plus glorieux, certes le pays est sorti de la crise, mais cette sortie est avant tout liée aux années de « ceinture » imposée par la droite et le gouvernement de Passos Coelho . The PS and Antonio Costa simply benefited from the fallout.

Il est bon de rappeler que durant les 4 années passées, Antonio Costa a quand fait de belle bourde, la plus belle reste surement le rachat d’une partie des actions de la TAP à l’investisseur américano-brésilien qui avait été vendu par leur gouvernement précédent. N’oublions pas non plus un a public service that's falling apart, a worsening housing crisisSo yes, foreigners are investing in Portugal en masse, and the tourism sector is booming. But what happens if tourists leave Portugal for another country?

S’il y a bien un sujet dont le gouvernement oublie de parler, c’est celui du tissu industriel. Alors oui de gros groupe français on installé des centres techniques au Portugal, Mercedes et Volkswagen ont ouvert des usines. Malheureusement cela ne suffit pas, tous comme l’augmentation du SMIC qui n’est pas en rapport avec le cout de la vie.

Fortunately, as long as the floodgates are open, the Portuguese is ready to close his eyes, until he is asked to make an effort.

A past that should encourage people to vote

Le Portugal et les Portugais ont une histoire des plus douloureux, nous ne reviendrons pas sur les années Salazar qui à marquer l’histoire du pays et donc les séquelles sont encore visibles. Justement, ce passé des plus douloureux devrait inciter les anciens comme les jeunes à voter lors des élections au Portugal.

It is important for the Portuguese people to understand that their votes at a value and impact, ils ont le pouvoir de décider de l’avenir de leur pays de leur faire grandir, tout comme ils ont aussi le pouvoir de lui donner une place au sein de l’Europe.

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