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THE COASTA GOVERNMENT LOSES THE MAJORITY

&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">The new Portuguese government loses its majority <&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Antonio Costa, who has just been re-elected, unveiled his new government a few days ago&amp;period; unlike his first mandate&amp;comma; this time he should not be in possession of a majority&amp;comma; we explain&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">End of the majority in parliament <&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>It was written in stone even before the results of the last legislative elections&amp;comma; the alliance put in place during the Prime Minister's first term of office is disappearing with no way back&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The gold of its first mandate &amp;lpar;from 2015 to 2019&amp;rpar;&amp;comma; this one rested on this alliance with on the one hand the party <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;fr&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;bloc&lowbar;de&lowbar;gauche">Bloco de esquerda<&sol;a>The agreement enabled the Socialists to secure a majority in Parliament in a number of specific areas&amp;comma; which had been the subject of tough negotiations&amp;period; The agreement, on the other hand, had also been reached between the Socialist Party and the Communist Party&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The two far-left parties demanded, among other things, guarantees of an overall increase in Portuguese incomes and an end to the austerity that had prevailed from 2011 to 2014&amp;comma; when Portugal, on the verge of bankruptcy, had been placed under international supervision&amp;period; This agreement, based on very fragile arrangements, could explode at any moment&amp;period; Fortunately for them, it lasted 4 years&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The results of the October 6 elections put a definitive end to the absolute majority for Antonio Costa&amp;period's PS;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">This Costa government's priorities &amp;quest;<&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>As the Prime Minister has stated&amp;comma; it's change with continuity&amp;period; the government is the same as the previous one, with a few exceptions&amp;comma; the Portuguese government's new priorities are the development of the Portuguese economy. <strong>investment<&sol;strong>&amp;comma; <strong>improving public services<&sol;strong>&amp;comma; <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;le-gouvernement-portugais-veut-augmenter-le-smic-de-25&sol;">minimum wage<&sol;a><&sol;strong> ... <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>However, some issues are likely to be chaotic&amp;comma; such as&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;colon; health&amp;comma; education&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Portugal's economy is back in the spotlight&amp;comma; the Portuguese government wants to encourage <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;creer-une-entreprise-au-portugal&sol;">small and large investors<&sol;a><&sol;strong> to be undertaken in the country &amp;period; However, certain issues are likely to complicate the state's infrastructures&amp;comma; housing and the Labor Code will have to be dealt with&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>This new mandate for the Costa government is far from being an easy one&amp;period; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;

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