ATHENS (Reuters) – Thousands of workers across southern Europe will protest against spending cuts as part of annual May Day rallies on Tuesday, days before elections in Greece and France where voters are expected to punish leaders for austerity. Unions in Greece, Spain, Portugal and France will use traditional marches to express their anger over an austerity drive across the euro zone, aimed at shoring up public finances but criticized for forcing countries deeper into recession. …

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