Portugal poised to re-elect Cavaco Silva as president

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Portugal goes to the polls to vote for a new president in an election dominated by the country's need to cut its budget deficit and avoid having to go cap in hand for an international bailout. The post of Portuguese president is largely ceremonial, but the debt crisis has focussed people's minds on the need for a strong head of state. ... http://www.euronews.net/