LISBON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese lawmaker Pedro Nuno Santos was elected Saturday evening as the new secretary-general of Portugal's ruling Socialist Party (PS) with 62 percent of the votes from party members.
Santos will be PS's prime ministerial candidate in the upcoming legislative elections on March 10, 2024, with the party holding a majority in the Portuguese Parliament.
In his victory speech, Santos said that the "PS has been, is, and will continue to be the largest political party in Portugal."
As an economist, Santos served as minister of Infrastructure and Housing in the Portuguese government between 2019 and 2022. ■