Portugal's PM Antonio Costa, a pragn-ngmatic Socialist
AFP box/date 30 Jan, 2022
LISBON: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, whose Socialists face a
close-fought snap election on Sunday, is a pragmatic tactician who came to
power with the support of the hard-Left.
The former mayor of
For the moment, Election 2022 is bringing to the forefront all the fault
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tally from 21 to 13. In 2022, it is a resurgent MGP and an AAP that is
