José Sócrates is the new Portuguese prime minister after his Socialist party - for the first time ever in 30 years of Portuguese democracy - won an absolute majority in the Parliament.
In the general elections held on Sunday (20 February), the Portuguese socialist party won 45.5% of the vote claiming all but two of the country’s electoral districts.
"Today the old myth that only the right could ever achieve absolute majority [in Portugal] fell", said Mr Sócrates in his victory sp...
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