and george godber, fund manager, is still with us.antonio, i do wonder, if the three parties can't even reach this national salvation pact, why and how would they continue to work together as a coalition? >> well, i think there's not many choices right now for portugal. remember, it's a country with an increasing public debt. it has a target in the program next year. and even next year continue to increase. the reality is that portugal will continue with measures to stabilize public debt. and that is not a great political and policy agenda for the socialists in position. so in a way, it makes sense that they've decided no the to take part in this salvation coalition. >> i just wanted to get your views on the domestic situation because although european pmis are showing some signs of life from a low base, portugal's private sector level still remains particularly high. do you think there's any hope for the government that they might get a sort of bailout for an improvement on the ground and economic conditions? europe is showing tentat