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Portugal: Political Crisis Should Not Prohibit Rescue Package

In light of recent political events and increased market volatility, we anticipate Portugal will apply for an EU-IMF financial bailout by June at the latest. RGE also understands that Portuguese constitutional law does not explicitly prohibit a caretaker administration from requesting, negotiating and signing off on such a rescue package.

Sensing an opportunity to finally bring down an already desperately weak administration and in protest at inadequate transparency in public accounting, opposition parties refused to back the Portuguese minority government’s latest package of[...]

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