Real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2013 surprised on the upside，which was mainly driven by domestic demand. However，it will still take time for Portugal to fully get rid of the debt crisis，whose GDP is forecast to expand in 2014. The resignation of two ministers exposed the severe divisions on austerity policy and the political power shift within Portugal’s coalition government. The Cabinet reshuffle finally helped it avoid the political crisis. Increasing dissatisfaction with the government’s structural reforms gave rise to social crisis.