Antonio Costa (L), leader of the opposition Socialist party (PS), speaks with Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva during a meeting in Lisbon, Portugal October 12, 2015. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Socialists are better placed to form a stable government than the centre-right, after two far-left parties dropped their opposition to European Union rules on reducing budget deficits, the party's leader said on Tuesday.
Political uncertainty in Portugal has risen since an inconclusive Oct. 4 election in which the outgoing centre-right government won the most votes but failed to gain a majority in parliament.
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