Portugal requires a change in direction with new austerity measures

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Protest crowd in front of the Palace of Belem.

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Demonstrators in front of Palace of Belem, the official residence of the President of the Republic.

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Demonstrators in front of Palace of Belem, the official residence of the President of the Republic.

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Banner with the words "Screw Troika... We want our lives back.".

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Error 404. Fatal error in democracy.

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Male prisoner dressed with a mask of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho shows hands chained.

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Cops of the Intervention Corps in front of the residence of the President of the Republic.

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Demonstrators hold poster with notice of the manifestation of September 29.

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Woman holds poster with photos of members of the government and a single word "thief".

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Home holds a poster with the words "foliticians" ... go "puck" yourself.

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Woman show her protest against the government and austerity measures.

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Woman shouts slogans in the megaphone. Beside one man protests with a dog on his lap.

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Woman protesting in the middle of the crowd.

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A white flower in the protests; "I paid for Social Security 14 months during 40 years, now I am entitled to receive 14 months of pension".

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Woman holds a protest card in the middle of the crowd.

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Woman holds white flowers in hand protesting in front of the Palace of Belem.

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Young woman protesting in the middle of the crowd.

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Man holds a card with the double face of prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho.

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"Awake", "heroic song" of Jose Gomes Ferreira and Fernando Lopes-Graça, sung by the demonstrators in front of presidential residence.

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"Enough," said the poster held by a young woman.

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Demonstrators shout words of protest against the government and austerity measures.

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Old woman joined the protesters to show her silent indignation.

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Man holds a card with a wordless message to Troika.

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Young woman holds a poster; "Enough! Now it's our turn!".

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Hundreds of people protested in front of the Palace of Belem against new austerity measures.

Hundreds of people are concentrated in front of the Belem Palace, official residence of the President of the Republic, where he meets the Council of State convened last week by Cavaco Silva, to discuss the events surrounding the recent austerity measures announced by Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho. Vitor Gaspar, finance minister, was summoned to attend the meeting. Among the measures announced, the most controversial is the increase to 18% in employee contributions to Social Security and reducing employers' contributions to equal proportion.