Jeronimo_de_Sousa

Jerónimo de Sousa

Jerónimo de Sousa

Portuguese politician

Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒɨˈɾɔnimu ðɨ ˈsozɐ]; born 13 April 1947) is a Portuguese politician who served as General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party from the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004 to the party's National Conference in November 2022.[1][2]

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He is a member of the Assembly of the Republic and was also a candidate in the 2006 presidential election.

Electoral results

1996 Portuguese presidential election

Main article: 1996 Portuguese presidential election § Results

Jerónimo de Sousa left the race in favour of Jorge Sampaio.[3]

2006 Portuguese presidential election

Main article: 2006 Portuguese presidential election § Results

Jerónimo de Sousa finished fourth with 474,083 votes (8.64%).[4]

References

  1. [1]
    RAPHAEL MINDER (May 13, 2010). "Like Spain, Portugal Hopes to Make Cuts, but It Is Mired in Structural Weakness". The New York Times: Global Business. Retrieved 2010-12-07. In Portugal, smaller political parties also urged resistance. Jerónimo de Sousa, head of the Communist Party, said on Portuguese television that "people have to react with protest and struggle."
  2. [2]
    "Paulo Raimundo eleito Secretário-Geral do PCP". Partido Comunista Português (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  3. [3]
    Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2018-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (1996)
  4. [4]
    Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine (2006)
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