Portugal political crisis a catalogue of missteps

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's political crisis may have been papered over but the ill-timed power games have done little to help the bailed-out country's credibility abroad.

Featuring several U-turns, including an "irrevocable" resignation by a junior governing coalition partner which ultimately led to his promotion, the crisis wasted a precious three weeks and left its protagonists weakened and facing the same heap of economic problems to solve as before.