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28/08/2008

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Marcelino, João

3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Diário de Notícias - Portugal | 12/06/2008

Lorry drivers' strike ends in Portugal

After a lorry drivers' strike lasting three days emptied supermarket shelves and blocked filling stations nationwide, Portugal's government and transporters reached an agreement. The chief editor of the daily Diário de Notícias had the following to say: "In view of one of the worst international economic crises it is unacceptable for lorry drivers to bring the country to a standstill, causing major losses in those sectors of the economy that are dependent on them. Head of Head of government José Sócrates decided to take the diplomatic approach. He made concessions on the less important issues and remained firm on the important ones. It is understandable that the lorry drivers are worried about rising fuel prices. But ... to have taxpayers subsidise fuel for this professional group would mean a step backwards."

Diário de Notícias - Portugal | 15/05/2008

Prime minister caught smoking

In January a smoking ban entered force in Portugal's public buildings and public transport, but Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates was caught smoking during a flight this week. João Marcelino comments on the incident: "José Sócrates is constantly aware of his role as an opinion-former, which is why he has never smoked in public or let himself be photographed or filmed smoking. On the other hand, he never misses the opportunity to promote his polished image ... and therefore had photos of himself taken during his morning jog at places like the Red Square in Moscow. ... When he smoked on an airplane, he sent the Portuguese the message: do as I say, not as I do! He has since admitted it was a mistake, apologised and promised to quit smoking. He just should not have claimed he was not aware he was breaking the law when he did so."

Correio da Manhã - Portugal | 23/01/2006

The Conservative win presidential election

Cavaco Silva's victory in the first round of the presidential election validates the notion that in Portugal a majority of electors don't vote for parties: they vote for people," the daily's editor in chief, João Marcelino, writes in the wake of the victory. "Not only were the Portuguese people unafraid of the Cavaco Silva 'bogeyman' that the other candidates conjured up, but they also showed they were not scared of the 'right' - of which Cavaco Silva, in the end, was not even a member. In a sense, we are talking here about a political happening. It is actually the first time in our young democracy that a president has been elected without the support of the socialist party."

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