PEOPLE PASS ELECTORAL CAMPAING POSTERS, 1999-09-25 (photo)

People cross a Lisbon street in front of electoral campaign posters with the photos of the ruling Prime Minister and Socialist leader Antonio Guterres (L), reading "a vote of thrust" and his main opponent the former Foreign Minister Durao Barroso (R), reading "Minimum 40 thousands escudos (200 Euro) for retirement pensions" September 25. Official general elections campaign started Saturday with opinion polls giving to the Socialists a comfortable lead over the conservative opposition, the only doubt in most people's minds was whether the mild-manned premier would win enough votes for an overall parliament majority, or whether he would as after 1995 election, find himself at the head of a minority government. JR/ME