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Portugal’s plodding premier has the last laugh after his austerity government wins re-election … but can it survive?

Pedro Passos Coelho, Portugal’s 51-year-old prime minister, has nurtured an image as a cool-headed, resolute leader. Photo: AP

Reading sign Daniel Carrico from S Lisbon

Sporting player Daniel Carrico (left) fights for the ball with Athletic Bilbao player Ander Herrera during their UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg soccer match held at Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: EPA

Portugal votes on hotly protested austerity budget

Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (centre) speaks during the opening of the debate on the state budget for 2013 at the Portuguese Parliament, in Lisbon, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
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