Socialist Party of Portugal
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Socialist Party
Partido Socialista |
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| Abbreviation | PS |
| President | Carlos César |
| Secretary-General | António Costa |
| Founder | Mário Soares |
| Founded | 19 April 1973 |
| Legalized | 1 February 1975 |
| Preceded by | Acção Socialista Portuguesa |
| Headquarters | Largo do Rato 2, 1269–143 Lisboa |
| Newspaper | Acção Socialista |
| Student wing | Estudantes Socialistas |
| Youth wing | Socialist Youth |
| Women's wing | Departamento Nacional das Mulheres Socialistas |
| Membership (2012) | 83,524 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Third Way Keynesianism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance, Socialist International |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Trade union affiliation | General Union of Workers |
| Colours |
Red (official) Pink (customary) |
| Assembly of the Republic |
86 / 230
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| European Parliament |
8 / 21
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| Regional Parliaments |
35 / 104
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| Local government |
929 / 2,086
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| Website | |
| www.ps.pt | |
The Socialist Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista, pronounced [pɐɾˈtiðu susiɐˈliʃtɐ], PS) is a social-democraticpolitical party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action (Portuguese: Acção Socialista Portuguesa). The PS is one of the two major parties in Portuguese politics, its rival being the centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD). The current leader of the PS, and Prime Minister of Portugal, is António Costa. The party has currently 86 of 230 seats in the Portuguese Parliament following the October 2015 election, form a minority government.
PS is a member of the Socialist International, Progressive Alliance and Party of European Socialists, and has eight members in the European Parliament within the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) Group during the eighth parliament.
The Socialist Party (PS) was created at a conference of Portuguese Socialist Action (ASP), at that time in exile, on 19 April 1973, in Bad Münstereifel in West Germany. The twenty-seven delegates decided to found a party of socialism and freedom, making an explicit reference to a classless society and without Marxism, redesigned as a source of principal inspiration.
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