Portugal’s Cassandra

The timing could not have been worse for Portugal's governing socialist party. A month ahead of the elections, when it is already lagging behind in the polls, the EU slaps it on the wrist over public spending, an issue central to both parties' campaigns.

       
Antonio de Sousa

The timing could not have been worse for Portugal’s governing socialist party. A month ahead of the elections, when it is already lagging behind in the polls, the EU slaps it on the wrist over public spending, an issue central to both parties’ campaigns.

It will come as no surprise to Antonio de Sousa, who was the governor of Portugal’s central bank between 1994 and 2000 before becoming president of Caixa Geral de Depositos.

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