Portuguese immigration focuses on life in Portugal: Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the newly elected President of Portugal, was sworn in on the 9th in the Portuguese Parliament, serving a term of five years.
In his inaugural speech, Sousa stated that Portugal must strive to emerge from the shadow of the economic crisis, relying on its own wisdom, strength, and fine traditions to heal the wounds inflicted by the economic crisis on the nation.
He emphasized that Portugal will continue to fulfill its commitments to the international community, actively facing various difficulties and challenges in the future, strengthening unity, controlling public financial expenditures, preventing turmoil in the financial system, and striving to achieve results in improving education, health, justice, and government functions.
He also pledged to advocate for greater social equity and justice for ordinary citizens, further defending the dignity and rights of the people.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by prominent figures including the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Eduardo Rodrigues, former President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Prime Minister António Costa, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, King Felipe VI of Spain, President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, and foreign diplomats stationed in Portugal.
After the ceremony, following tradition, Sousa visited the Jerónimos Monastery near the presidential palace to lay a wreath at the tombs of the famous Portuguese poet Luís de Camões and the navigator Vasco da Gama.
The 67-year-old Sousa graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Lisbon and has held positions as a university professor, columnist, television political commentator, and chairman of the Social Democratic Party. In the presidential election held on January 24, Sousa received 52% of the votes, being elected as the new President of Portugal.
