Portugal shifts right as jokes mask uneasy swing
In Lisbon, a humor tale mocks Portugal’s political shift from leftist upheaval to a rising right. Unemployment nears 20 percent, inflation may hit 50 percent, and a clumsy price freeze fuels a deepening black market. Outside aid totaling 200 million dollars looms as economists warn recovery will take years.
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