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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