Sócrates quits as Portuguese PM

José Sócrates, Portugal’s Prime Minister, offered his resignation on the 23 March 2011 after losing a crucial vote on austerity measures, potentially pushing the country towards early elections and an international bail-out.

Público, 23.3.11: Portugal - opting for the shipwreck (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/565871-portugal-opting-shipwreck

Spiegel Online International, 24.3.11: EU Bailout Looms as Portugal Government Collapses http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,752857,00.html

i / Público / Diário de Notícias, 24.3.11: Exit Sócrates, enter IMF? (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/567471-exit-socrates-enter-imf

ESO: Background information: Portugal faces political crisis over austerity http://www.europeansources.info/record/portugal-faces-political-crisis-over-austerity/

BBC News, 23.3.11: Portugal PM Jose Socrates resigns after budget rejected http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12841492

Deutsche Welle, 23.3.11: Portuguese prime minister resigns over rejected austerity plan http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14939779,00.html

France24, 23.3.11: Portuguese parliament votes against austerity plan http://www.france24.com/en/20110323-portuguese-parliament-votes-against-austerity-plan-jose-socrates-eurozone

EUObserver, 24.3.11: Portugal plunges into uncertainty as PM resigns http://euobserver.com/9/32052

EurActiv, 24.3.11: Portugal PM resigns as parliament rejects austerity http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/portugal-pm-resigns-parliament-r-news-503456

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