1000s stage demo protesting austerity measures in Portugal [1]

PressTV Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:23AM GMT

A protester waves a Portuguese flag in front of riot police officers outside the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon during a general strike on November 14, 2012. (File photo)

Thousands of protesters have staged a demonstration against harsh austerity measures in Portugal as the country’ parliament gave final approval to a 2013 budget, which imposes more spending cuts on the debt-stricken people.

A few thousand people gathered outside the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon to protest against the parliament’s approval of a budget that aims to cut the budget deficit to 4.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2013.

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