Portugal opposition parties banned again
By Robert Black
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THE PORTUGUESE Ministry of the Interior warned on Saturday that all opposition groups which were allowed to function during the recent 'general election' (in which well over half of those of voting age were debarred from voting) were now illegal.
The statement came after some groups had continued to function beyond the close of election campaign.
For this reason, the Ministry said, 'the authorities had been given very precise instructions to make the law be respected'.
The ban will affect the two main opposition groups which contested the election: the left-wing CDE Party and the more moderate Social Democrats.
Young Socialists