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The PSD will bring together, almost all former party leaders of the party, including Passos Coelho, Cavaco Silva, Marques Mendes and Rui Rio, at a lunch at the national headquarters on the day social democrats mark 51 years.
“Congratulations, PSDon this dear date… ”The Social Democratic Party does 51 years And there is a stiff party, this Tuesday.
According to the party’s official source, the party will gather the former leaders to celebrate the date. Pedro Rabbit Passosformer President of the Republic and former Prime Minister Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1985-1995), presidential candidate Luís Mendes Marks (2005-2007) e Rui Rio There are four sleeping names that will be present.
Of the former PSD presidents will not be presentfor health reasons, Francisco Pinto Balsmano and Rui Machete and, because they are outside in the country at a conference, Durão Barrosowhich will send a message.
Luís Montenegro is the 19th President of the PSD, having had immediate predecessors Rui Rio (2018-2022) and former Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho (2010-2018), who will be in Lunch in São Caetano a Lapa, in Lisbon.
At lunch, there will also be the remaining former party leaders: Fernando Nogueira (1995-96), the former Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes (2004-05), Luís Filipe Menezes (2007-2008) e Manuela Ferreira Leite (2008-2010).
Luís Montenegro chaired the PSD since May 28, 2022 and was reelected for a new two -year term on September 6, 2024.
The Popular Democratic Party (PPD) It was founded on May 6, 1974just under two weeks after the revolution, having been registered at the Supreme Court on January 25, 1975.
Francisco Sá Carneiro, Francisco Pinto Balsemão and Joaquim Magalhães Mota were the founders most prominent from the party.
The designation and acronym were changed to the Social Democratic Party (PPD-PSD) on October 3, 1976, having the denomination “PPD” falling into disuse since then.
