Coalition crisis in Portugal.

The article reports on the coalition crisis in Portugal. It states the collapse of the political deal that President Anibal Cavaco Silva hoped for between coalition parties Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the People's Party and the opposition Socialist. It shows how the cabinet reshuffle led to the crisis within the coalition government. It discusses the failure of President Silva to secure a compromise to deal with the effects of the austerity measures that led to the recession in the 1970s.