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Founder of the Socialist Party, jailed and exiled under the Estado Novo. He faced down the Communists in 1975, as prime minister took Portugal into the EEC (1985), and was president from 1986 to 1996.
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Mário Soares leans further toward irreligious than 85% of the 749 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Religion is where Mário Soares stands furthest from the rest.
On Structure, Mário Soares sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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Current that unites socialist goals of equality and social justice with the defense of individual freedoms and democracy, combining strong social protection with pluralism, civil rights, and a mixed economy.
Current that unites market capitalism and globalized trade with a robust welfare state, advocating progressive morality, secularism, and democratic institutions, in the Nordic social model.
Branch that combines individual freedoms with strong state action to guarantee welfare, education, and healthcare, defending equal opportunity and social security within the market economy.
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FeudalismFar-Right30%
German philosopher and sociologist of the Frankfurt School, author of The Theory of Communicative Action. He champions the public sphere, deliberative democracy and constitutional patriotism; he backs European integration and criticizes neoliberalism.
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