The new government rules with the support of the right-wing Progress Party - which wants repatriation of refugees and immigration quotas.

BBC: Portugal continues centre-right trend

''If the new government could achieve significant progress both in domestic and diplomatic fronts, the Liberal Democratic Party would secure a solid base for its rule and may smash the circle of frequently-changed governments.

BBC: Shinzo Abe (November 2012)

She said her party remained willing to force a Commons vote on proposals for a new system in response to the Leveson Inquiry if cross-party talks faltered and stressed the need for progress before the end of January.

BBC: Tory plans for royal press charter attacked