Portugal prime minister says ready to form new govt without majority


  • World
  • Monday, 05 Oct 2015

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on Sunday he was ready to form a new government after his coalition won the most votes in an election but fell short of a majority.

"We will tell the president that the political force that won the most votes is ready to form government," Passos Coelho said in a televised statement. "We did not manage to reach a majority in parliament."

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