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The Socialist Party (. 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

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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

  • [http://www.ps.pt Official Website] (in Portuguese)

  • [http://www.socialistinternational.org Socialist Internacional]

  • [http://www.pes.org/ Party of European Socialists]