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 has been the governing party of Portugal since November 2015,subsequently winning the 2019 and 2022 legislative elections.
Santo Tirso is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area,25 km from central Porto,Portugal. In the region,the Ave Valley,there is a large center of textile industry. The population in 2011 was 71,530,in an area of 136.60 km².
The 2002 Portuguese legislative election took place on 17 March. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
The 1987 Portuguese legislative election took place on 19 July. The election renewed all 250 members of the Assembly of the Republic.
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.
Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva is a Portuguese sociologist,university professor,and politician who has been the President of the Assembly of the Republic since 2022,in the 15th Legislature. From November 2015 to March 2022,he was the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs,in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments led by Prime Minister António Costa.
Maria Isabel Coelho Santos is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who has been a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections.
Ana Paula Vitorino is a Portuguese politician who most recently served as Minister of Maritime Affairs from 2015 to 2019,in the XXI Constitutional Government. She is a member of the Socialist Party. From 2005 to 2009,Vitorino served as the Secretary of State for Transport. Elected as a deputy in the Assembly of the Republic in the 2019 Portuguese legislative election she resigned in mid-2021,to be replaced by Sofia Andrade.
Ana Catarina Veiga dos Santos Mendonça Mendes is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic since 1995 and,from 2019,led the party in the National Assembly. In March 2022,she was appointed Minister of Parliamentary Affairs in the XXIII Constitutional Government.
Romualda Fernandes is a Portuguese jurist and politician,originally from Guinea-Bissau. She was first elected to the Assembly of the Republic as a representative of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) in 2019.
Francisca Almeida is a Portuguese lawyer and politician. As a member of the Social Democratic Party,she represented the Braga constituency in the 11th and 12th legislatures of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal,between 2009 and 2015.
Diana Ferreira is a Portuguese psychologist and politician. A member of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP),she has been a deputy to the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal since September 2014,representing the Porto constituency.
Maria Begonha is a Portuguese politician,a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS),and a former member of the Assembly of the Republic. She served as secretary-general of Socialist Youth from 2018 to 2020.
Isabel Oneto is a Portuguese politician. As a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS),she has been a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic from 2009 to 2015 and from 2019 to the present,representing Porto. Between 2017 and 2019 she served as Assistant Secretary of State and Internal Administration.
Rosário Gambôa is a Portuguese politician. As a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS),she has been a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic since 2019,representing Porto. Prior to that,she was president of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP),a tertiary-level institute with 15,000 students.
Cristina Mendes da Silva is a Portuguese politician. As a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS),she has been a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic since 2019,representing Porto.
Mara Lagriminha is a Portuguese politician who was trained in law. As a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS),she was elected as a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic in 2019,representing Santarém and was re-elected in January 2022.
Maria da Luz Rosinha is a Portuguese politician. As a member of the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) she has been a deputy in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic between 1995 and 1998 and from 2015 to the present. She has also been a member of the national secretariat of the PS and mayor of the municipality of her birthplace,Vila Franca de Xira.
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 2022 legislative election it had 1,589,053 registered electors.
Coimbra 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 Coimbra. The constituency currently elects nine of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 legislative election it had 374,935 registered electors.
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