Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, right, shakes hands with President Anibal Cavaco Silva after being sworn in for a second term Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon following his Socialist Party election win. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, right, shakes hands with President Anibal Cavaco Silva after being sworn in for a second term Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon following his Socialist Party election win.

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  1. Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates arrives on the second day of a two-day European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  2. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (R), whoes country holds the EU rotating presidency welcomes Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders grapple on Thursday with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.
  3. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates (L) makes his speech beside President Anibal Cavaco Silva during the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Lisbon October 26, 2009.
  4. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates (L) walks past President Anibal Cavaco Silva after his speech during the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Lisbon October 26, 2009.
  5. Guests line up to congratulate Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, right, after he was sworn in for a second term Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon following his Socialist Party election win.
  6. Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates, right, shakes hands with President Anibal Cavaco Silva after being sworn in for a second term Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon following his Socialist Party election win.
  7. Jose Socrates (C), Secretary General of the Socialist Party, leaves Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon on October 12, 2009, after meeting with Portugal's president Anibal Cavaco Silva (not pictured). Socrates was appointed to be the next Prime Minister, following the general elections on September 27, 2009, won by the Socialist Party.
  8. Jose Socrates, Secretary General of the Socialist Party, addresses journalists after his meeting with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva (not pictured) at Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon on October 12, 2009. Socrates was appointed to be the next Prime Minister, following the general elections on September 27, 2009, won by the Socialist Party.
  9. Jose Socrates, Secretary General of the Socialist Party, addresses journalists after his meeting with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva (not pictured) at Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon on October 12, 2009. Socrates was appointed to be the next Prime Minister, following the general elections on September 27, 2009, won by the Socialist Party.
  10. Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (R) talks with Jose Socrates (L), Secretary General of the Socialist Party during their meeting at Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon on October 12, 2009. The presidency announced that Cavaco Silva appointed Socrates to be the next Prime Minister, following the general elections on September 27, 2009, won by the Socialist Party.
  11. Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva (R) talks with Jose Socrates (L), Secretary General of the Socialist Party during their meeting at Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon on October 12, 2009. The presidency announced that Cavaco Silva appointed Socrates to be the next Prime Minister, following the general elections on September 27, 2009, won by the Socialist Party.
  12. Jose Socrates, Secretary General of the Socialist Party, addresses journalists after his meeting with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva (not pictured) at Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon on October 12, 2009. Socrates was appointed to be the next Prime Minister, following the general elections on September 27, 2009, won by the Socialist Party.
  13. Portugal's ruling Prime Minister Jose Socrates (L) listens to Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva at Belem presidential palace in Lisbon October 12, 2009. Silva invited Socrates on Monday to form the new government after the general elections.
  14. Portugal's ruling Prime Minister Jose Socrates arrives at the presidential palace in Lisbon October 12, 2009. Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva invited Jose Socrates on Monday to form the new government after the general elections.
  15. Jose Socrates Secretary-General of the Socialist Party waves to the crowd after the announcement of his victory in the general elections on September 27, 2009. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists won a general election but failed to retain their majority in parliament with which they imposed ambitious reforms over the past four years, exit polls showed.
  16. Jose Socrates Secretary-General of the Socialist Party waves to the crowd after the announcement of his victory in the general elections on September 27, 2009. Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists won a general election but failed to retain their majority in parliament with which they imposed ambitious reforms over the past four years, exit polls showed.

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