PS expresses regret and highlights the “outstanding role” of former MP Odete Santos

This Wednesday, the Socialist Party expressed regret at the death of former PCP leader and MP Odete Santos, highlighting “her outstanding role” in building Portugal’s democratic regime, as well as her intelligence and courage.

In a note published this Wednesday, the PS expressed sadness over the death of Odete Santos, expressing sincere condolences to his family, friends and PCP.

The PS noted that Odete Santos spoke out “against the dictatorship of the Estado Novo” from an early age and that he played “a prominent role in the construction of the Portuguese democratic regime after the Carnation Revolution”, dedicating himself to “defending the rights of workers and the poor and fighting for social equality.”

“Odete Santos opposed the Estado Novo dictatorship from an early age, playing a prominent role in the construction of the Portuguese democratic regime after the Carnation Revolution, dedicating himself in particular to the defense of workers’ rights. and the poorest people and the fight for social equality,” said PS.

The PS added that Odete Santos left “a testament to her dedication, her intelligence, her courage and the consistency of principles and actions that guided her participation in national political life.”

Meanwhile, the newly elected secretary general of the Social Democratic Party, Pedro Nuno Santos, lamented on the social network “X” the death of a “historical activist” who “dedicated her life to civil and political intervention.”

The socialist expressed his “most sincere condolences” to his family, friends and the PKP.

Former MP and communist leader Odete Santos has died at the age of 82, the secretariat of the PKP Central Committee announced this Wednesday.

Maria Odete Santos was born on April 26, 1941 in the parish of Pega, municipality of Guarda. She was a lawyer who joined the PCP in 1974 and was a member of the Assembly of the Republic from November 1980 to April 2007, elected by Setúbal. circle.