Portugal's right-wing president Cavaco Silva this evening invited the Passos Coelho/Paulo Portas centre-right coalition government to return to power after its general election win, even though it will be outnumbered in parliament by opposition party MPs who have pledged to force out the coalition 'within days.'
The coalition won the October 4th election with 38.4% of the votes so will now try and rule as a minority government under Pedro Passos Coelho as prime minister.