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Portuguese parties reach accord to save Coelho government
Portugal’s center-right coalition government has been saved from
collapse after ministers found a way to ensure stability. The
government looked set to implode after two top-level
resignations.  Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho announced on
Thursday that he was "convinced" that the government could
survive, despite the political crisis stemming from the
resignation of two of his most senior ministers.  "A formula has
been found to maintain the stability of the government," the
premier said after a meeting with the Portuguese President
Anibal Cavaco Silva.  Foreign Minister Paulo Portas said he was
stepping down on Tuesday, a day after the resignation of Finance
Minister Vitor Gaspar.  The resignation of Portas - who is also
the leader of the junior coalition member the Popular Party
(CDS-PP) - had posed a particular threat for the governemen