The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista, pron. IPA: /pɐɾ'tiðu susjɐ'liʃtɐ/) is a political party of Portugal. It was founded on April 19, 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants of the Portuguese Socialist Action (Portuguese: Acção Socialista Portuguesa).
José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal, is the leader of the party. The President of Portugal until March 2006, Jorge Sampaio, is a member of the party. The party has 121 of 230 seats in the Parliament.
José Sócrates won a bid in early October 2004 for the succession of Ferro Rodrigues as Secretary-General of the party. Other candidates for the post were Manuel Alegre and João Soares in a vote by party members.
It is a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists, and has 12 members in the European Parliament.
List of important people
General Secretaries
PS poster, supporting autonomy for the
Azores
The last Congress, where Sócrates was formally appointed party leader, was held in November 2004.
Prime Ministers
Presidents of the Republic
See also
Politics of Portugal, List of political parties in Portugal, Socialist Party, Republican and Socialist Front.
External links
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