Portugal brain drain spells lasting headache for election winner


LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal heads into a national election on Sunday with a sounder economy than four years ago. But the austerity that made it more competitive has led to a mass exodus of youthful talent that will set back the recovery regardless of who wins.

Emigration has become a major campaign issue in a tight-fought election race that has clear winner in view.

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