Presidenciais. a desdita



Foto de Rodrigo Cabrita, 2006
... e não se vai de vez!

«Cavaco Silva is the most popular politician in Portugal, even though his center-right party badly trails Socrates' Socialist Party in polls. Although the Portuguese presidency does not wield the executive power of the US presidency, the position is not ceremonial. Cavaco Silva is commander in chief of the armed forces and must approve military deployments and he chairs the Council of State, which handles all constitutional issues. Cavaco Silva considers former President George H.W. Bush a personal friend. Cavaco Silva was displeased that he did not get an Oval Office meeting with President George W. Bush during his 2007 visit to Washington to open a Smithsonian exhibition of Portuguese art...»