Socialist Youth (Portugal)
| Socialist Youth Juventude Socialista | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General | Sofia Pereira |
| Founded | February 1975 |
| Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism |
| Position | Centre-left |
| Mother party | Socialist Party |
| International affiliation | International Union of Socialist Youth |
| European affiliation | Young European Socialists |
| Website | juventudesocialista |
Socialist Youth (Portuguese: Juventude Socialista) is the youth organisation of the Socialist Party of Portugal.
The Socialist Youth (JS) is a political organization that emerges as a youth party of the Socialist Party. It is integrated, politically and ideologically, into democratic socialism and social-democracy. It is made up of young people over 14 and under 30, Portuguese or resident in Portugal. Currently, the organization’s Secretary-General is Sofia Pereira, chosen in the XXIV National Congress of the JS that took place in December 2024.
It is a political organization of young Portuguese who accept the political platform approved in Congress, the Declaration of Principles and Program of the Socialist Party, with the aim of building a more just and solidary society in Portugal.
The Socialist Youth finds in this political and ideological current a progressive project of social transformation, centered on the values of Equality, Solidarity and Freedom.