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When the campaign opened, Salgado Zenha appeared to be the strongest candidate on the left. He had the backing of the Communist Party, and in the closing days of the campaign was endorsed by General Antonio Ramalho Eanes, the popular outgoing President, and his newly formed Democratic Renewal Party. Salgado Zenha, though, was a lackluster candidate who showed little charisma on TV, now an important factor in Portuguese elections. Too often he came across as sneering and aloof...
...vote, down from 37% in elections two years ago. Principal reason for the drop: voter unhappiness with a tough new austerity program. The biggest surprise was the 18% of the vote won by the Democratic Renewal Party, founded only four months ago by supporters of President Antonio Ramalho Eanes, 50. He is expected to take over party leadership when his term ends next year...
...Portela Military Airport in Lisbon, the final stop on the Reagans' Euro- pean trip, they were greeted by President Antonio Ramalho Eanes. Portugal's leader is one of Reagan's biggest European boosters, and the crowd waved American flags and held up a banner reading WE LOVE REAGAN. At the Portuguese parliament, the President laughed off another Communist walkout ("I'm sorry that some of the chairs on the left seem to be uncomfortable") and hailed the host country's eleven-year-old democracy. Said Reagan: "It is the democratic world that is flexible, vibrant and growing --bringing its people...
...says. "We are tired of waiting on the doorstep." Soares warns that if Portugal is not let in soon, it "will find other alternatives." The country is already dependent on the U.S. for a large portion of its foodstuffs, including 90% of its wheat. President António Ramalho Eanes was in Washington last week for talks with President Reagan and other Administration officials on topics like the renewal of the lease for use by the U.S. of the Portuguese air base in the Azores...
...Rolls-Royce borrowed from an auto museum for the occasion. By the time the open car reached Lisbon's cathedral, it was inches deep in confetti and flower petals that the crowd had showered on John Paul. Later the Pope met in Belem Palace with Portuguese President Antonio Ramalho Eanes...