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| Portugal vote: Austerity policies face election test | Portugal vote: Austerity policies face election test |
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| People in Portugal are due to vote in a parliamentary election that is widely seen as a referendum on four years of spending cuts and market reforms. | People in Portugal are due to vote in a parliamentary election that is widely seen as a referendum on four years of spending cuts and market reforms. |
| The centre-right governing coalition has vowed to continue austerity policies in place since 2011, after it was forced to seek a eurozone bailout. | The centre-right governing coalition has vowed to continue austerity policies in place since 2011, after it was forced to seek a eurozone bailout. |
| The Socialists and other left-wing groups have criticised the cuts. | The Socialists and other left-wing groups have criticised the cuts. |
| President Anibal Cavaco Silva called for a high turnout on Sunday, saying Portugal was facing a crucial moment. | President Anibal Cavaco Silva called for a high turnout on Sunday, saying Portugal was facing a crucial moment. |
| The BBC's Alison Roberts in Lisbon says years of austerity have left Portugal's electorate deeply split, and with an unusually large number of undecided voters. | The BBC's Alison Roberts in Lisbon says years of austerity have left Portugal's electorate deeply split, and with an unusually large number of undecided voters. |
| Socialist leader Antonio Costa has said that only a vote for his party is a "useful vote" against the government. | Socialist leader Antonio Costa has said that only a vote for his party is a "useful vote" against the government. |
| The centre-right Social Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, and its right-wing ally, the People's Party, have put up joint lists of candidates in all electoral districts. | The centre-right Social Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho, and its right-wing ally, the People's Party, have put up joint lists of candidates in all electoral districts. |
| Unemployment has been falling for two and a half years, but many regard the recovery as fragile. | Unemployment has been falling for two and a half years, but many regard the recovery as fragile. |
| Read more: Coalition hopes to survive austerity anger |