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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