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Whether the Portuguese willresidentialon Sunday aa scheduled was thrown into doubt yesterday when Prime Minister Azevedo, one of the four candidates,evere heart attack.
he dies before the voting begins, the constitution specifies that the presidentew date and that the entire election process begin again. This wouldelay of at least six to eight weeks.
SBBezj The Primo Minister had come under yrowinq pressureof the failure of his poorly organized andto halt the momentum of the front-runner, army
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During the paat week, Azevedo had stepped up his per-acks against Eanes, accusing him of attempting to "tor-the reforms made by the officers who ousted theand launched the revolution more than two years ago. He also criticized the army chief's efforts to restore "professionalism" teethe military since the abortive leftist power play last Novem-
desperate attempts to discredit Eanes have created hostility against him in the armed forces and appear to have helped his own campaign very little.
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Much of Azevedo's support now seems likely to go to Eanes, although Azevedo'a campaign headquarters insists he willandidate. Should the Prime Minister recoverand decide to withdraw from the race before the deadlinehowever, he might encourage hla followers to back the far left candidate, former aecurity chief Otelo de Carvalho, whom he has pralaed in recent campaign statementa.
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I If Azevado lives, his illness will improve Eanes' chancea ofajority in the firat round of voting,unoff.
zevedo dies before Sunday, the postponement of the elecTTT^^ould have far-reaching conaequences. Not only could it lead to shifting alliances and new candidatea enteringra.*e, but it would also postpone the formationew government
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