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Portugal: Siege to Parliament Live

Written bySara Moreira
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Posted 15 October 2012 20:08 GMT

Thousands of protesters in Lisbon are gathered in front of the Assembly of the Republic, in response to a call for a “Siege to São Bento [Palace]” [pt], the home to Portuguese Parliament. The protest is being livestreamed on bambuser, on Twitter the main hashtag in use is #OE13 (from State Budget 2013).

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