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Pedro Nuno Santos to succeed Costa as leader of Portugal's Socialists

12/16/2023, 11:48:55 PM

Highlights: Pedro Nuno Santos will succeed António Costa as leader of Portugal's Socialists. Former infrastructure minister will be the next secretary general of the Socialist Party (PS) He will succeed Costa, who congratulated him in a text message sent to militants. "At this moment of passing the baton, I congratulate our comrade," Costa wrote in a message to the militants to which he had access. The acting prime minister and until now secretary general has been in charge of the party since 2007.

Former Infrastructure Minister Pedro Nuno Santos will be the next secretary general of Portugal's Socialist Party (PS) after winning the internal elections and will succeed the Socialist Party (PS) in the country.


Former infrastructure minister Pedro Nuno Santos will be the next secretary general of Portugal's Socialist Party (PS) after winning the internal elections and will succeed António Costa, who congratulated him in a text message sent to militants.

"At this moment of passing the baton, I congratulate our comrade Pedro Nuno Santos, to whom I wish the greatest personal and political happiness," the acting prime minister and until now secretary general of the party wrote in a message to the militants to which he had access.

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