The political fighting could break bailout of Portugal (AP)

Lisbon, Portugal - the Portugal massive rescue plan was threatened both sides Monday - by internal political squabbles and external rescue neighbor fatigue - and it was not clear whether if the proposed agreement would have lasted.

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund, European Central Bank and the European Commission - organs that raise ($115.5 billion) rescue euro80 billion estimated for the Portugal and supervise its use - is expected in Lisbon on Tuesday for the initial talks.

Ministers of finance Europe agreed Friday to put the needs of the Portugal money, which makes it the third country of the 17-nation euro zone to accept a huge financial lifeline.

But a domestic policy spat on the scope and terms of the rescue plan threatening slow negotiations and extend out of the Portugal, as she needs honour reimbursements of debt amounting to more than euro11 billion ($15.9 billion) over the next three months.

"It's not exactly what you want when you are in a disaster of this kind," Vanessa Rossi, an economic analyst at the London Think - tank Chatham House, said Monday disputes.

"I don't know what they will do in the coming weeks if they cannot get an agreement," said Rossi. "This can only mean that the whole of the financial sector and the Government freeze until.."

The political quarrels are likely to vex European officials who want a unanimous political commitment in exchange for a big loan.

European financial leaders are already frustrated by Athens as slips of Greek Government behind targets set as part of its bailout (159 billion) European billion last year and are to compete with the new Government of the Irelandwhich requires the best rate of interest on its own rescue ($97.4 billion) euro67.5 billion plan.

The patience of the voters in richer European countries, whose taxes fund the rescue is also thin.

"It is a hard sell (voters) proposal, this is why the conditions for rescue (Portugal) is likely to be particularly harsh," said Diego Iscaro, analyst at IHS Global Insight.

The Portugal has come to euro4.5 billion ($6.5 billion) for a refund bond Friday, then must be around euro7 billion (10 billion dollars) to repay other debts in June. But it was hard to raise funds as markets back not invest in a country beset by financial difficulties.

EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn, who hopes a formal agreement to rescue may be signed by the middle of may, last week urged the political parties in the Portugal of "to achieve their major responsibility to overcome the current difficulties."

The major parties, however, are not even speaking of words and are mood confrontation in advance an early election on 5 June.

A rescue plan includes a control transferred to foreigners on key aspects of national financial affairs. Portuguese politicians fear that they can be punished at the ballot box if they give their blessing to the lowest level of life measures in what is already one of the poorest countries of Western Europe.

The Socialist Government left in anger last month after the opposition parties rejected his latest austerity measures, including further tax increases and cuts, which were designed to avoid requesting a rescue plan for retirement.

The main opposition Social Democratic Party, which is ahead in opinion polls, has accused the Government of economic mismanagement.

Another concern is increasing social unrest. Austerity measures adopted so far have caused many strikes and demonstrations, and a rescue package is likely to produce more. The Portuguese Communist Party and the left party Bloc, who blame the bankers and financiers of the crisis, formed an alliance to fight more than belt-tightening. Together, they could close collar of 20% of the vote.

The outgoing Government, now in a watchdog role, says that the Social Democrats are to blame for the rescue plan. Acting Prime Minister Jose Socrates, said he will keep opposition parties informed rescue negotiations, but stopped to say that he would accept their advice.

The Social Democrats, meanwhile, are holding out for an agreement that would provide a loan to bridge up to the ballot on 5 June, with the new Government and then negotiate a complete package.

But European leaders - eager to erase the Portuguese damage quickly before it spreads in other troubled debt countries, as the Belgium, the Italy and the Spain - are not willing to back any bridge loans.

Voters in Germany, the continent's stronger economy, are unfortunate enforcement with successive countries. Minister of the German economy Rainer Bruederle, said that there must be a "adaptation program difficult to restore the competitiveness of the Portugal" and a "strict plan" to heal its budget woes.

True Finns, has a small populist party expected to do well in national elections for the Finland, Sunday, was reluctant to rescue more.

Mounting pressure will probably force Portuguese politicians back, according to IHS Global Insight Iscaro.

"Given the State of the economy, I expect something will give," he said.

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John Matti in Helsinki and Geir Moulson Berlin contributed to this report.

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