Manuel Alegre

Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte, GCL (born 12 May 1936) is a Portuguese poet and politician. He is a member of the Socialist Party. He was a candidate to the Portuguese presidential election, 2006. He was a presidential candidate, in the 2011 presidential election,Público, "Manuel Alegre anuncia candidatura à Presidência da República ",   (Portuguese) Retrieved 2010-06-11. this time being backed up by the Left BlocExpresso, "Bloco apoia candidatura de Alegre a Belém",  (Portuguese) Retrieved 2010-06-11. and the Socialist Party.Económico, "Expressiva maioria do PS apoia Alegre com resignação",   (Portuguese) Retrieved 2010-06-11.

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