Françisco Louçã
Francisco Louçã is an economist and a Left Bloc member of the Portuguese parliament. He was the candidate of the Left Bloc in the presidential election of January 2005 (where he won 5.3% of the votes).
Articles by this author (21)
- The bromance between André Ventura and Luis Montenegro in Portugal
- Parliamentary action and social struggles - The experience of the Portuguese Left Bloc
- The meaning of our electoral success
- Letter from FI leaders to the Brazilian DS
- “A deep, passionate revolution”
- The Portuguese solution and how to use it
- “The financial economy prevents people from deciding”
- Portuguese government asks for a bail-out two days after receiving an order in that direction from the main Portuguese banks
- What is to be Done with the Banks? Radical Proposals for Radical Changes
- “More than resisting, the left must re-exist”
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