Associated Press LISBON—Portuguese voters elect a new government Sunday against the backdrop of a €78 billion ($114 billion) bailout and austerity measures that will further lower the standard of living in one of Western Europe’s poorest countries. View Full Image European Pressphoto Agency Jose Socrates, center, waved to supporters of his Socialist Party during campaigning in Lisbon ahead of Sunday’s elections. The ballot is expected to force out the government and bring the main opposition party to power in Portugal, one of three euro-zone countries—along…
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