FILE PHOTO: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa gestures during a parliamentary debate in Lisbon on the 2019 state budget, November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's ruling Socialists are prepared to ditch their far-left allies and go it alone at a general election in October, emboldened by their sound economic management and a weak opposition to seek majority rule.
The gambit was boosted by the Socialists' strong showing at Sunday's European elections with 33.4% of the vote - making them the continent's most popular centre-left party in percentage terms - as they captured support from the centre-right.
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