Gay Marriage Watch » Jose Socrates http://purpleunions.com/blog All the News We Can Find on Gay Marriage & Marriage Equality Thu, 24 May 2012 01:20:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Portugal to Legalize Gay Marriage http://purpleunions.com/blog/2009/11/portugal-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html http://purpleunions.com/blog/2009/11/portugal-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +0000 scott http://blogs.purpleroofs.com/test/2009/11/07/portugal-to-legalize-gay-marriage/ Sources close to Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates, who is forming a new government following September elections, said Oct. 23 that legalizing same-sex marriage will be one of the new team’s first actions.

“The measure is part of the official program of the party and according to government sources, the move will be done as soon as [formation of] the government is complete,” writes correspondent João Paulo from PortugalGay.pt.

Sócrates’ Socialist Party captured 97 of Parliament’s 230 seats. With 31 additional votes from members of the Left Bloc and the Communist Party, both of which support gay marriage, Sócrates should be able to pass the bill easily.

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]]> http://purpleunions.com/blog/2009/11/portugal-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html/feed 0 Portugese PM Who Promised to Legalize Gay Marriage if Re-Elected Wins Another Term http://purpleunions.com/blog/2009/09/portugese-pm-who-promised-to-legalize-gay-marriage-if-re-elected-wins-another-term.html http://purpleunions.com/blog/2009/09/portugese-pm-who-promised-to-legalize-gay-marriage-if-re-elected-wins-another-term.html#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:25:00 +0000 scott http://blogs.purpleroofs.com/test/2009/09/28/portugese-pm-who-promised-to-legalize-gay-marriage-if-re-elected-wins-another-term/ Socialist leader Jose Socrates, set for another four years as Portugal’s prime minister after elections Sunday, has antagonized many — even inside his own party — with his determination to reform and modernize Portugal.

But the 52-year-old civil engineer, who once described himself as a “ferocious animal” in politics, is unrepentant.

During the parliamentary election campaign he vowed to keep breaking the chains holding Portugal back, saying he will not “waver in implementing reforms, even when they are met with incomprehension, obstacles and opponents.

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