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Not to be confused with the Irish citizens' assembly We The Citizens.

We, the Citizens!
Nós, Cidadãos!
AbbreviationNC
PresidentJoaquim Rocha Afonso[1]
Founded23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)
HeadquartersRua Gonçalves Crespo, 16A – 1150–185 Lisboa
Think tankInstituto Democracia Portuguesa
Youth wingWe, the Youth!
Ideology
Political positionCentre to Centre-right[2]
Colours  Gold
Assembly of the Republic
0 / 230
European
Parliament
0 / 21
Regional
Parliaments
0 / 104
Local government
(Mayors)
0 / 308
Local
assemblies
28 / 6,444
Local government
(Parishes)
3 / 3,066
Website
noscidadaos.pt

We, the Citizens! (Portuguese: Nós, Cidadãos!) is a Portuguese political party founded by members of the Portuguese Institute of Democracy (Instituto Democracia Portuguesa, IDP) after the large protest against the introduction of a single social tax in 2012.

History

IDP is a civic association founded in 2007 and advocating the need for a more democratic society, respecting the sovereignty of the people and the rule of law. Nós, Cidadãos! claims to be "Classical Social Democrats", and campaign on government and judicial reform, participatory democracy, sustainability and social justice. The party strongly supports European integration. It is supported by several prominent judges and legal scholars as well as the famous Portuguese singer and composer José Cid.[2]

In the legislative elections of 2015, they received 21,382 votes, ranked 12th, and did not elect any member of parliament. One quirk of their performance, however, was their second place in the "Outside Europe" constituency, behind the Portugal à Frente coalition. They even came top among registered voters in China. The Constitutional Court rejected a petition by the Socialist Party, who came third, to contest the election on the grounds of alleged electoral fraud.[citation needed]

Electoral results

Assembly of the Republic

Election Assembly of the Republic Government Size Leader Notes
Votes % ±pp Seats won +/−
2015 21,439 0.4%
0 / 230
 Extra-parliamentary 12th Mendo Castro Henriques
2019 12,379 0.2% Decrease0.2
0 / 230
 Steady Extra-parliamentary 15th Mendo Castro Henriques
2022 2,997 0.06% Decrease0.14
0 / 230
 Steady Extra-parliamentary 21st Joaquim Rocha Afonso

European Parliament

Election European Parliament Size Candidate
Votes % ±pp Seats won +/
2019 34,672 1.1%
0 / 21
 10th Paulo de Morais

Municipalities

Municipality Local government Local assemblies
Votes Percentage Seats won Votes Percentage Seats won
Oleiros 1,302 35.6%
2 / 5
 1,320 36.1%
6 / 15
Oliveira de Frades 2,869 47.0%
3 / 5
 2,593 42.4%
7 / 15
Portimão 1,175 5.9%
0 / 5
 1,328 6.7%
1 / 21
Tavira 364 3.1%
0 / 7
 631 5.3%
1 / 21

Parishes

Municipality Votes Percentage Parish
governments 		Parish
assemblies
Alvor 156 6.8%
1 / 13
Arcozelo das Maias 309 36.3%
3 / 3
4 / 9
Cambas 51 27.4%
2 / 7
Destriz e Reigoso 175 38.4%
3 / 7
Espinho 414 7.1%
1 / 13
Estreito-Vilar Barroco 250 35.7%
3 / 7
Isna 20 13.1%
1 / 7
Madeirã 65 47.8%
3 / 7
Madalena 735 14.9%
2 / 13
Moscavide e Portela 1,648 15.9%
2 / 13
Mosteiro 77 35.0%
2 / 7
Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães 1,028 46.0%
3 / 3
5 / 9
Portimão 1,035 6.5%
1 / 21
São Vicente de Lafões 281 55.4%
3 / 3
4 / 7
Sarnadas de São Simão 23 14.7%
1 / 7
Sobral 37 27.0%
2 / 7

References

  1. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Investigador Joaquim Rocha Afonso eleito presidente do partido Nós, Cidadãos!". Observador.pt. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Nós, Cidadãos é o novo partido de centro-direita em formação, Publico.pt, retrieved 17 September 2015 (Portuguese)
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