The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel by militants who were at the time with the Portuguese Socialist Action. The PS is a member of the Socialist International,Progressive Alliance and Party of European Socialists,and has nine members in the European Parliament within the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group during the 9th European Parliament. It was the governing party of Portugal between November 2015 and April 2024,subsequently winning the 2019 and 2022 legislative elections.
The Social Democratic Party is a liberal-conservative political party in Portugal that is currently the country's ruling party. Commonly known by its colloquial initials PSD,on ballot papers its initials appear as its official form PPD/PSD,with the first three letters coming from the party's original name,the Democratic People's Party. A party of the centre-right,the PSD is one of the two major parties in Portuguese politics,its rival being the Socialist Party (PS) on the centre-left.
The 2005 Portuguese legislative election took place on 20 February. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
The 2002 Portuguese legislative election took place on 17 March. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
Arrifana is a small parish and fishing village in the Faro District's Aljezur Municipality in the Barlavento Algarvio region of Portugal. It is situated near the border between the Aljezur and Alentejo regions on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and is within the Costa Vicentina park. Arrifana is located about 6 km from Aljezur.
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias is the largest Portuguese private university,and the main institution of Grupo Lusófona,which administers other universities and colleges in Portugal,Brazil,Cape Verde,Angola,Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. Promotion of the Portuguese language is seen as a major objective of the institution;students from former Portuguese African colonies pay substantially reduced fees.
An election of the delegation from Portugal to the European Parliament was held on 7 June 2009.
The 2009 Portuguese legislative election was held on 27 September,to renew all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The Socialist Party,led by incumbent Prime Minister JoséSócrates,won the largest number of seats,but didn't repeat the overall majority they gained in 2005.
The 2015 Portuguese legislative election was held on 4 October. All 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic were in contention.
João Nuno de Lacerda Teixeira de Melo is a Portuguese lawyer,conservative politician who is serving as Minister of National Defence,also being a member of the Assembly of the Republic,elected by Porto constituency. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) representing the Democratic and Social Centre –People's Party (CDS-PP),of which he is president.
Early legislative elections were held on 30 January 2022 in Portugal to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election.
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Portugal in January 2026. The elections will elect the successor to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,who is barred from running for a third term.
The 2022 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 28 May 2022. If no candidate achieved more than 50% of the votes in the first round,a second round would be held between the two most voted candidates in the first round on 4 June 2022,however,as only two candidates were on the ballot,Luís Montenegro and Jorge Moreira da Silva,a second round was not necessary.
Portimonense Sporting Clube,commonly known as Portimonense Basquetebol or simply Portimonense is a professional basketball team based in the city of Portimão,Portugal,that plays in the Proliga (Portugal) basketball league. It is a part of the Portimonense sports club. In 2020,the team guaranteed the promotion to Proliga,the second tier of the sport in Portugal. They obtained their first national title by triumphing in the final,played on July 4 in Barreiro,over Galitos de Aveiro by 71–62.
The 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic ran from 28 March 2022 to 15 January 2024. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic,the legislative body of Portugal,was determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held on 30 January.
The 2023 Portuguese Socialist Party leadership election was held on 15 and 16 December 2023. The leadership ballot was called after Prime Minister and Socialist Party Secretary-General António Costa resigned from office on 7 November 2023. The winner of this election led the Socialist Party into the 2024 legislative election.
Lisbon is one of the 22 multi-member constituencies of the Assembly of the Republic,the national legislature of Portugal. The constituency was established in 1976 when the Assembly of the Republic was established by the constitution following the restoration of democracy. It is conterminous with the district of Lisbon. The constituency currently elects 48 of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 legislative election it had 1,915,287 registered electors.
Porto is one of the 22 multi-member constituencies of the Assembly of the Republic,the national legislature of Portugal. The constituency was established in 1976 when the Assembly of the Republic was established by the constitution following the restoration of democracy. It is conterminous with the district of Porto. The constituency currently elects 40 of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 legislative election it had 1,591,760 registered electors.
The 2009 Lisbon local election was held on 11 October 2009 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
Francisco Manuel Freitas Gomes is a Portuguese political scientist and politician. He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic between 2014 and 2015 for the Social Democratic Party. He has a degree in Political science.
