Sócrates - the golden boy of the PS

February 2005. In the legislative elections, the Socialist Party achieved an unprecedented victory, securing its first absolute majority in the Assembly of the Republic. At 48 years old and having led the party for just over four months, José Sócrates saw his willpower rewarded with a historic triumph. It was the culmination of the political career of the man many comrades dubbed the "Golden Boy of the PS", which had begun two decades earlier in Covilhã. From the parties in Vilar de Maçada to his early days as a militant of the Social Democratic Youth, from the spirit with which he reorganized the Socialist Party in Castelo Branco to his election as a deputy, from a high-profile Minister of the Environment to the conquest of the PS and the country. Journalist Eduarda Maio traces the political and family paths of José Sócrates. She interviewed comrades from his struggles and youth, gathered small "stories" - some unknown, others forgotten - addresses controversial topics such as the case of his degree, reveals rivalries, captures emotions, attempting to understand the personality of a man whom some consider passionate, combative, and dynamic, others arrogant, stubborn, and calculating. The result is the first biography of the current prime minister.