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Veteran center-left politician Antonio Jose Seguro has won 66% of the vote, seeing off a challenge from the far-right.

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[–] The_Terrible_Humbaba@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Most comments here to have the wrong idea.

  • They are liberal, soc-dem at best. Saying they are socialist, is like saying the people's republic of north Korea is a republic for the people.

  • In Portugal the president is mainly just a figure head, the parliament are the ones making laws and having an actual effect.

  • The parliament is majority right wing (right of this guy's party).

[–] portuga@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

The president is not a decorative figurehead. His primary role is defending the constitution. That has extreme value. He is not prime minister, has no administrative power, but that doesn’t diminish his very important role. That said I’m not thrilled about the Portuguese current political scenario