Portugal’s far-left open to working with new minority Socialist government

By Sergio Goncalves and Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's far-left parties said on Wednesday that they were willing to work with a new minority Socialist government, with the Communists open to cooperating on a case-by-case basis and the Left Bloc favouring a long-term deal. The Socialists of caretaker Prime Minister Antonio Costa won a general election on Sunday but landed just shy of a full majority, leading him to open talks with the far-left allies that supported him over the past four years. Costa, with at least 106 Socialist seats in the 230-strong house, needs the support of just one of his previous partners to pass laws.

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