Portugal made the choice

Alexey works with em in journalism more than 15 years. Among all countries and the world's ends he most of all appreciates Portugal - small and cozy, on the most west bank of Eurasia. Just now we started learning really this country with great history and not less interesting present, and in many respects it is Alexey Samoylovich's merit. Forward, through time and thousands kilometers.

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Yesterday, on January 24, 2016, elections took place, and we share with you information at once after announcement of results in Portugal. First place with result more than 52% was won to Marcel Rebel de Sousa (Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa), by the member of Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) from the moment of its creation in 1974. Professor of Lisbon university, the lawyer and the political commentator, in 1981-1983 as a part of the government of Portugal held positions of the Secretary of State for presidency in Council of ministers and the minister of parliament affairs. Doctor of legal and political sciences.

On the second place from 22% the independent candidate Sampaio de Novoa, on the third from 10% – the representative of the Left block Marisa Matiasci finished.

10 candidates participated In pre-election race, however all analytical agencies designated in advance a victory to Marcel Rebel de Sousa with result of 37-62% of voices.

Now when we reported the most important facts, we will pass to details and we will tell about political fights of the last months.

Everything began p on October 4, 2015 when Portuguese went on polling stations to vote for favourite political parties. The social democrats who were in power did not doubt a victory. Their only serious rivals – the Socialist party – one year prior to elections transferred the most serious blow: one of her leaders, the former prime minister of Portugal to Zhuza Sócrates, was arrested on charge of corruption and spent time in prison.

Other leader of socialists Antoniu Koshta who even left a post of the mayor of Lisbon for the sake of a victory on elections and receiving a post of the prime minister, was very angry by imprisonment of Sócrates and called it not differently, as intrigues of the authorities for easing of image of Socialist party.

announced on October 5 results of vote which all considered predictable: on the first place – the power Social Democratic Party from 38,34%, to them in a back breathes Socialist party from 32,8%, and for the third place from 10,22% unexpectedly the Left block – eternally opposition party which was usually gathering only some percent escaped.

looked the extremely disappointed, however in couple of days when counted not percent, and the received mandates, business took considerably new turn. It appeared that the party in power did not receive absolute majority votes. Having carried out a number of urgent negotiations, socialists combined efforts with communists, the Left block and Green Party, having created the coalition which the voices in parliament can cut any initiative of ruling social democrats.

: the president of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva, of course, was dissatisfied with power change in the government, however could make nothing: in January – presidential elections, Cavaco Silva leaves from a post as already fulfilled two presidential terms, and in such situation does not allow to dismiss parliament and to appoint new elections to it the Constitution. Cavaco Silva appointed the prime minister the checked Pedra Passush Koelyyu – the parliament right there voted for its discharge, and at the same time and took out a vote of no confidence to all appointed government.

as a result the president appoints p Antoniu Kosht's prime minister, having taken from it the promise not to stop payment on debts to the European Union and not to undertake sharp changes of a political policy. The far-sighted politician Koshta appeared in that chair to which aspired some years, and at socialists in Portugal new life began.

In a short space of time the new parliament changed laws which the old government adopted for fight against financial crisis and according to the indication of the three of the European creditors (European Commission, European Central Bank and the IMF). The rate of a so-called supertax on natural persons (sobretaxa de IRS) decreased. To civil servants return 35-hour working week instead of entered the earlier 40-hour. Decrease in salaries of civil servants is stopped. Level of the lowest pension is increased. The payment for abortions is cancelled. The minimum salary is raised with 505 to 530 euros. The ban on housing confiscation for debts to tax authorities is imposed. Family child allowances are increased. The VAT for restaurants is lowered from 23% to 13% - in due time because of increase of a rate the set of cafe and small restaurants was ruined and was closed. On the way set of other initiatives: for example, return of transport companies from concessions in maintaining the state, cancellation of privatization of TAP airline, increase in surcharge for pensioners.

Looking at all initiatives of the government, the three of the European creditors declared the return to Portugal. Among other financiers declared that actions of socialists almost half corrected all changes made by the three in economy of Portugal, and even, probably, became the regress reason, and in Brussels there are the people dissatisfied with such course of events. to

On the first meeting with the updated government the three is lucky p from European Commission a brief with the list of 18 bottlenecks in the Portuguese economy which have to be eliminated quickly. Other document contains information on excessive deficiency and a debt of Portugal which raises doubts concerning its stability.

Mission of the three arrives to Portugal on January 27 to carry out an assessment of the third stage of the program of recovery of the economy of Portugal.

What becomes by then a political picture in the country with the new president, will show time, but it will not be boring for them, it is exact.