The
Portuguese Socialist Party has a new leader: António Costa, the current mayor
of Lisbon. On Sunday he won the party´s nomination by an overwhelming majority
of the votes. He was running against the outgoing Secretary-General of the
party, António José Seguro, and received the support of more than two-thirds of
the voters. The mandate is clear. And the level of hope invested on him as
well.
On
the father´s side, António Costa has his family roots in Goa, India. His
election places him in a very good position to be the next Prime-minister of
Portugal, by next year´s autumn. To have a Prime-minister that is of Indian
origin shows how much Portugal and Europe´s ethnicity mix has changed and keeps
changing. This is the new Europe, built on old nations and new immigrants. This
is also a Europe that has to adjust to a more globalised world.
In
my opinion it is good news to open up. We Europeans need to have a much broader
view of ourselves and of our position in the affairs of the world. It is not
just about being more tolerant. It is also about getting a better grasp about
the world´s diversity and how to insert ourselves in an international reality
that has changed and will continue to change at a very high speed.
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