National Solidarity Party (Portugal)
National Solidarity Party Partido da Solidariedade Nacional | |
|---|---|
| President | Manuel Sérgio |
| Founded | 26 July 1990 |
| Dissolved | 10 January 2006 |
| Ideology | Humanism Populism Pensioners' rights |
| Political position | Centre |
The National Solidarity Party (Portuguese: Partido da Solidariedade Nacional, PSN) was a political party in Portugal.
History
The party was established in 1990 and sought to represent the interests of pensioners.[1] In the 1991 parliamentary elections it received 1.68% of the vote and won a seat in the Assembly of the Republic,[2] taken by its president, Manuel Sérgio. However, its vote share was reduced to just 0.21% in the 1995 elections, resulting in the party losing its seat.[2]
The 1999 elections saw the party's vote share remain at 0.21%. After failing to regain parliamentary representation, it did not contest any further elections,[2] and was declared defunct in 2006.[1]
The party also contested the elections for the European Parliament in 1994 and 1999, winning no seats in both cases.
Election results
Assembly of the Republic
| Election | Assembly of the Republic | Government | Size | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| 1991 | 96,096 | 1.68% |  1.68
|
1 / 230
|
1
|
Opposition | 5th | New party |
| 1995 | 12,613 | 0.21% |  1.47
|
0 / 230
|
1
|
Out of parliament | 8th | |
| 1999 | 11,488 | 0.21% |  0.0
|
0 / 230
|
0
|
Out of parliament | 9th | |
European Parliament
| Election | European Parliament | Size | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/ | |||
| 1994 | 11,214 | 0.37% | 0.37
|
0 / 25
|
0
|
10th | New party |
| 1999 | 8,413 | 0.24% | 0.13
|
0 / 25
|
0
|
9th | |
References
- ^ a b Partido da Solidariedade Nacional CNE (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1554–1559 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7