Madeira re-elects leader despite financial blip

2011-10-10 19

The Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira has re-elected its longstanding leader in a vote overshadowed by a major hole in its finances. Despite admitting under-reporting its debts for years Alberto Joao Jardim of the centre-right Social Democrats was returned as regional president. But the blip in accounting is costing Portugal nearly 600 million euros this year. ... http://www.euronews.net/

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