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This article lists political parties in Portugal. The Portuguese political scene has been dominated by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party since the 1974 Carnation Revolution although there are several important minor parties (discussed below).

As of 2024, the parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic are the Democratic Alliance (80 MPs), Socialist Party (78 MPs), the Chega party (50 MPs), the Liberal Initiative (8 MPs), the Left Bloc (5 MPs), the Unitary Democratic Coalition (4 MPs), the FREE party (4 MPs), and the People-Animals-Nature party (1 MP). Several other parties are represented in the legislatures of the autonomous regions, the Legislative Assembly of the Azores and the Legislative Assembly of Madeira.

General overview

Political posters in 1975.

This list presents all the existing parties recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional Court.[1]

National political parties

Parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic and/or the European Parliament

Party Main ideology Position Leader MPs MEPs Ref.
PPD/PSD Social Democratic Party
Partido Social Democrata 		Liberal conservatism Centre-right Luís Montenegro
78 / 230
6 / 21
 [2][3][4]
PS Socialist Party
Partido Socialista 		Social democracy Centre-left Pedro Nuno Santos
78 / 230
9 / 21
 [2][5][6]
CH ENOUGH
Chega 		Right-wing populism Right-wing
to far-right 		André Ventura
50 / 230
0 / 21
 [7][8][9]
[10]
IL Liberal Initiative
Iniciativa Liberal 		Classical liberalism Centre-right
to right-wing 		Rui Rocha
8 / 230
0 / 21
 [11][12]
[13]
B.E. Left Bloc
Bloco de Esquerda 		Left-wing populism Left-wing
to far-left 		Mariana Mortágua
5 / 230
2 / 21
 [14][15]
[16]
PCP Portuguese Communist Party
Partido Comunista Português 		Marxism–Leninism Left-wing
to far-left 		Paulo Raimundo
4 / 230
2 / 21
 [17][18]
L FREE
LIVRE 		Green politics Centre-left
to left-wing 		Rui Tavares
Teresa Mota
4 / 230
0 / 21
 [19][20]
CDS–PP CDS – People's Party
CDS – Partido Popular 		Conservatism Centre-right
to right-wing 		Nuno Melo
2 / 230
1 / 21
 [21][22]
[23]
PAN People Animals Nature
Pessoas-Animais-Natureza 		Environmentalism Centre-left[a] Inês Sousa Real
1 / 230
0 / 21
 [25][26]
[27]

Parties without representation in the Assembly of the Republic or the European Parliament

Party Main ideology Position Leader Ref.
PEV Ecologist Party "The Greens"
Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes" 		Eco-socialism Left-wing Collective leadership [5][28]
RIR React, Include, Recycle
Reagir, Incluir, Reciclar 		Universalism Syncretic Márcia Henriques [29][30][31][32]
PCTP/MRPP Portuguese Workers' Communist Party
Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses 		Anti-revisionism Far-left Maria Cidália Guerreiro
ADN National Democratic Alternative
Alternativa Democrática Nacional 		Traditional conservatism Bruno Fialho [33]
JPP Together for the People
Juntos Pelo Povo 		Regionalism Centre Lina Pereira [34]
MPT Earth Party
Partido da Terra 		Green conservatism Centre-right Pedro Soares Pimenta [35][36]
VP Volt Portugal
Volt Portugal 		Pro-Europeanism Centre to
centre-left 		Ana Carvalho
Duarte Costa 		[37]
MAS Socialist Alternative Movement
Movimento Alternativa Socialista 		Trotskyism Left-wing Disputed[b] [39]
E Rise Up!
Ergue-te! 		Portuguese nationalism Far-right José Pinto Coelho [40][41][42][43]
NC We, the Citizens!
Nós, Cidadãos! 		Liberalism Centre-right Joaquim Rocha Afonso [44][45]
PTP Portuguese Labour Party
Partido Trabalhista Português 		Democratic socialism Centre-left Amândio Madaleno [34]
PPM People's Monarchist Party
Partido Popular Monárquico 		Monarchism Right-wing Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira [46][47][48][49]
A Alliance
Aliança 		Personalism Centre-right Jorge Nuno Sá [50]
PURP United Party of Retirees and Pensioners
Partido Unido dos Reformados e Pensionistas 		Pensioners' rights Centre Fernando Loureiro [51][52]
ND New Right
Nova Direita 		National conservatism Right-wing Ossanda Liber [53]

Extinct parties

This list presents the parties and coalitions of the current Third Republic that were once recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional Court but ceased to exist. It is organized by political spectrum and alphabetical order (in Portuguese).

Far-left

Left-wing to far-left

Left-wing

Centre-left

Centre

Centre-right

Right-wing

Far-right

Historical parties

This list includes the defunct political parties that never reached the Third Republic, in chronological order.

Constitutional Monarchy (1834–1910)

First Republic (1910–1926)

Ditadura Nacional (1926–1933)

Estado Novo (1933–1974)

Although the Estado Novo was a dictatorship, with the National Union being legally the only party, the opposition was sometimes allowed to compete in (sham) elections; other parties were constituted underground or in exile.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources state that People Animals Nature (PAN) is neither on the left nor the right.[24]
  2. ^ The leadership of MAS is currently under a legal dispute between Renata Cambra and Gil Garcia.[38]

References

  1. ^ Tribunal Constitucional – Partidos registados e suas denominações, siglas e símbolos
  2. ^ a b "Partidos registados e suas denominações, siglas e símbolos" Tribunal Constitucional. (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Freire, André (2007). "The Party System of Portugal". In Oskar Niedermayer; Richard Stöss; Melanie Haas (eds.). Die Parteiensysteme Westeuropas. Springer-Verlag. p. 373. ISBN 978-3-531-90061-2.
  4. ^ Lisi, Marco (2007). "The Importance of Winning Office: The PS and the Struggle for Power". In Anna Bosco; Leonardo Morlino (eds.). Party Change in Southern Europe. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-136-76777-7.
  5. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. ^ Lisi, Marco; Freire, André (2014). "The selection of political party leaders in Portugal". In Jean-Benoit Pilet; William Cross (eds.). The Selection of Political Party Leaders in Contemporary Parliamentary Democracies: A Comparative Study. Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-317-92945-1.
  7. ^ "Chega oficializa ligação à extrema direita europeia". www.sabado.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-07-02.
  8. ^ "Livre makes history in Portugal: not just first black woman MP, but first man in a skirt". The Portugal Resident. 28 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Portugal's Socialists win election, now eye alliances". Star Tribune. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Pastoral dos Ciganos considera racistas e ilegais declarações de André Ventura". Observador. 8 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Socialists victorious in Portuguese election – POLITICO". 6 October 2019.
  12. ^ "View of A Construção da Identidade dos Novos Partidos em Páginas Oficiais do Facebook". Proa.ua.pt. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  13. ^ "Restricted Access".
  14. ^ Radical left parties in Europe. p.1801. Author - Luke March. Published by Routledge. Published December 2011.
  15. ^ Dinis, Rita (29 August 2014). "O que está a dividir o Bloco de Esquerda | Ainda não percebi bem. Então quais são hoje as correntes dentro do BE?" [What is dividing the Left Bloc | Still don't get it. So what are the current tendencies inside the BE?]. Observador (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Risque pays du Portugal : Politique". Société Générale (in French). Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Portugal's Socialists lead election poll, but would not win majority". Reuters. 31 July 2019. When the Socialists came to power in 2015, they won the parliamentary support of two left wing parties, the Left Bloc and the Communists.
  18. ^ "Portugal president asks Socialist Costa to form government". Reuters. 8 October 2019.
  19. ^ European Spring Webpage (retrieved on 17 October 2018)
  20. ^ Maria Lopes (23 May 2014). "Rui Tavares recebe apoio da cúpula dos Verdes europeus". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  21. ^ David Art (2011), "Memory Politics in Western Europe", in Uwe Backes; Patrick Moreau (eds.), The Extreme Right in Europe, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, p. 364, ISBN 978-3-525-36922-7
  22. ^ "Portuguese socialists defend post-EU bailout austerity". EUobserver. 6 May 2019. The centre-right CDS-PP and PSD parties put forward the €800m/year idea.
  23. ^ ""CDS is a right-wing party, period"". Noticias ao Minuto. 23 January 2020.
  24. ^ Martins, Paula (25 January 2022). "The politics of Portugal – who are the parties?". Reuters. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  25. ^ Anjos, Mafalda (2019-06-06). "Nem de esquerda nem de direita". Visão (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  26. ^ "SIC Notícias | PAN quer integrar família dos Verdes na Europa". SIC Notícias (in European Portuguese). 2018-12-13. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  27. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  28. ^ "Partido Ecologista Os Verdes" (in Portuguese). medium.com. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  29. ^ In portuguese:"O R.I.R. é um partido político que nasceu com o propósito integrador de aproximar os cidadãos da política e vice-versa(...)Incluir os cidadãos nas decisões do bem comum, incluir o bem-estar e o equilíbrio nos objectivos económicos, incluir todas as raças e culturas nos espaços habitáveis e incluir toda a população nos privilégios do Século XXI" in http://partido-rir.pt/
  30. ^ In portuguese: "O R.I.R adopta corno método de participação e actuação política “ouvir, aprender e propor” soluções participadas pelos vários saberes, por quem está directamente envolvido em diversas áreas fundamentais da sociedade desde a Academia, a Arte, o Engenho à vivência prática dos agentes económicos ( empreendedores, investidores e assalariados)." in https://partido-rir.pt/sobre-o-r-i-r/
  31. ^ "Sobre o R.I.R. – RIR". Partido-rir.pt. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  32. ^ In portuguese: "Questionado na altura se o partido se identifica com a direita ou com a esquerda, Vitorino Silva defendeu que o RIR “é um partido 360 graus, porque o próprio nome diz incluir. " in https://tvi24.iol.pt/politica/partidos/constitucional-aceita-partido-rir-de-tino-de-rans
  33. ^ "The PDR, new EDP member". Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  34. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2015). "Madeira/Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018.
  35. ^ Close, Caroline (2019). "The liberal party family ideology: Distinct, but diverse". In Close, Caroline; van Haute, Emilie (eds.). Liberal Parties in Europe. Routledge. pp. 338–339. ISBN 9781351245487.
  36. ^ Tom Lansford, ed. (2013). Political Handbook of the World 2013. SAGE Publications. p. 1172. ISBN 978-1-4522-5825-6.
  37. ^ Forthomme, Claude (28 February 2019). "Volt Europa: An Electric Jolt to Wake Up Europe". Impakter. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  38. ^ Davim, Margarida (25 January 2024). "TC analisa pedido para o partido MAS passar a chamar-se Agora". Reuters. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  39. ^ Administrador. "Declaração conjunta de MAIS (Brasil) e MAS (Portugal)". MAS (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  40. ^ da Costa, José Mourão (2011). "O Partido Nacional Renovador: a novadireita na democracia portuguesa". Análise Social. 46 (201): 765–787. JSTOR 41494872.
  41. ^ "A Campanha de Cavaco Silva em Portugal (2011): A Retórica da Direita" (PDF). opiniaopublica.ufmg.br. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  42. ^ Tostes, Ana Paula (June 2009). "Reasons for intolerance in integrated Europe". Dados. 52 (2): 335–376. doi:10.1590/S0011-52582009000200003. ISSN 0011-5258.
  43. ^ Rocha, Frederico Pedroso (March 2014). "A Direita Radical E As Eleições Europeias Em 2014: Nacionalistas Em Busca De Pontes". Relações Internacionais (R:I) (41): 63–79. ISSN 1645-9199.
  44. ^ "Investigador Joaquim Rocha Afonso eleito presidente do partido Nós, Cidadãos! – Observador".
  45. ^ Nós, Cidadãos é o novo partido de centro-direita em formação, Publico.pt, retrieved 17 September 2015 (Portuguese)
  46. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Azores/Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018.
  47. ^ "Partido Popular Monárquico | EUROPEIAS 2014". Partido Popular Monárquico. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  48. ^ "Partido Popular Monárquico | Programa Político". Partido Popular Monárquico. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  49. ^ "Monarchist Conference - Members". International Monarchist Conference. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  50. ^ "Novo partido de Pedro Santana Lopes vai chamar-se Aliança". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). 18 August 2018.
  51. ^ Lusa. "Partido Unido dos Reformados e Pensionistas quer concorrer às próximas eleições". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  52. ^ "TC > Jurisprudência > Acordãos > Acórdão 370/2015 ". www.tribunalconstitucional.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  53. ^ Lusa. "TC aceita inscrição de partido Nova Direita após três rejeições por irregularidades". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
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