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2005, 16:02 GMT Q&A: Portugal's election Jose Socrates (left) ,
Jeronimo de Souza, Paulo Portas, Pedro Santana Lopes and
Francisco Louca Coalition deals are expected if the vote is
close  Portugal votes on Sunday for a new assembly after the
president dissolved the last one in December, a move which
triggered the government's resignation.  Polls show the
opposition Socialists ahead of the outgoing Social Democrats, in
a contest widely seen as about halting economic decline.  Q: Why
was the election called?  Social Democrat Prime Minister Pedro
Santana Lopes took office last July after his predecessor, Jose
Manuel Barroso, left to head the European Commission.  The Lopes
government was beset by flagging polls and allegations of
ministerial incompetence, including blame for a chaotic start to
the school year.  President Jorge Sampaio resisted calls for
early elections. But in December, he