FILE PHOTO: Luis Montenegro, President of the Social Democratic Party, the main opposition in Portugal, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Lisbon, Portugal, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
LISBON (Reuters) - The leaders of Portugal's centre-right and far-right parties clashed in a tense debate late on Monday, dimming prospects they will find enough common ground for the former to have a stable government if he wins next month's ballot without a majority.
The Portuguese will vote in a snap election, the second in two years, on March 10 after the November resignation of centre-left Socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa over an investigation into alleged illegalities in his government's handling of investment projects. He has denied any wrongdoing.
