portugal: Austrian elections offer latest sign far right's rise is faltering in Europe Read more Although the rightwing Portugal Ahead coalition, led by pro-austerity then prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho, took the most votes in the October 2015 general election, its minority government lasted a mere 11 days, according to The Guardian. It was toppled by the socialist leader, Ant nio Costa, thanks to a promise to turn the page on austerity and a jury-rigged, non-coalition alliance with the far-left. While populist parties have erupted at both ends of the political spectrum elsewhere across the continent, Portugal has proved an enduring, if improbable, beacon of social democracy. Since then, Costa and his backers in the Left Bloc and Communist parties have confounded expectations by holding together their unprecedented deal, known as the geringon a or improvised solution. As Portugal prepares to vote in Sunday's general election, Costa is hoping that his track record will win him another term in office. They have also brought political and economic stability to a country that received a 78bn bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund during the financial crisis eight years ago.
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