When the right-wing coalition government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho lost its absolute majority in parliament as a result of the 2015 legislative election , Assis condemned " left-wing fantasies " within his own Socialist Party , describing any attempt at an agreement with the Communists and the Left Bloc as " absurd " . However , on 24 November , Socialist leader António Costa was appointed as Prime Minister after forming a parliamentary alliance with three left-wing parties . Assis has since been publicly voicing his staunch opposition against the new coalition agreement , which he has reaffirmed in the context of the October 2017 local elections and wildfires ' aftermath
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October 2017 Iberian wildfires
Francisco Assis