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Left coalition brings down Portugal’s conservative government
Alliance between the Socialist Party, Communist Party, Greens and the Left Bloc presents a vote of no confidence in PM Pedro Passos Coelho
SOCIALISTS, communists and anti-capitalists brought down the Portuguese government yesterday after a conservative coalition held onto power for just 19 days.
An alliance between the Socialist Party (PS), the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), the Greens and the Left Bloc was cemented in the morning ahead of presenting a vote of no confidence in the right-wing cabinet of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
A government between the conservative Social-Democratic Party (PSD) and the Christian conservatives of CDS-PP had been appointed on October 20 by President Cavaco Silva despite only holding 39 per cent of the parliamentary seats.
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