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Social Democratic Party

political party, Portugal

Also known as: PSD, Partido Social Democrata, Popular Democratic Party

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Barroso

In José Manuel Barroso
Barroso joined Portugal’s centre-right Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata; PSD) in 1980. When the party’s Aníbal Cavaco Silva was elected prime minister in 1985, he appointed Barroso undersecretary of state for the home affairs ministry. Two years later Barroso moved to secretary of state for the ministry of…
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role in Portugal

In Portugal: The 1976 constitution and subsequent reforms
…a coalition government with the Social Democrats (formerly the Popular Democrats). It successfully implemented an 18-month emergency program and a four-year modernization plan in its quest for admission to the EEC.
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