José Luís Carneiro was re-elected Secretary-General of the PS this Saturday, 14 March, with 96.9% of the votes cast in the direct elections where he was the sole candidate, with 91 sections still to be counted, according to an official party source. Provisional results released tonight show Carneiro has already received 20,012 votes, with 489 blank and 135 null votes recorded. The total number of voters was 20,636 members, with a turnout rate of 53.2%. Carneiro has thus strengthened his vote share compared to his first election as leader of the socialists. When first elected in June last year, also as the sole candidate, he received 95.4% of the vote. Carneiro has accused the Government of failing to execute 60 million euros of the RRP per week. The PS direct elections concluded this Saturday with the guaranteed re-election of Carneiro.
José Luís Carneiro re-elected Secretary-General of the PS with 96.9% of the vote
Context & Explainers
Socialist Party (PS)
- Leader: José Luís Carneiro (since June 2025)
- Ideology: Center-left, Social democracy, pro-Europeanism
Portugal's other traditional major party suffered a historic collapse in the 2025 election, dropping from 78 to 58 seats and falling to third place for the first time in democratic history. The party was led by Pedro Nuno Santos from January 2024 until his resignation following the May 2025 defeat. José Luís Carneiro, a 53-year-old former Minister of Internal Administration known for his moderate positioning within the party, was elected unopposed as the new Secretary-General with 95% of votes in June 2025. The Socialist Party governed Portugal from 2015 to 2024, including an absolute majority from 2022 to 2024 under António Costa, who resigned in November 2023 amid a corruption investigation. The PS previously led the innovative "Geringonça" (contraption) coalition government from 2015-2019, a minority government supported by the Left Bloc and Portuguese Communist Party that reversed austerity measures and presided over economic recovery.
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