Liberal Initiative
Liberal Initiative Iniciativa Liberal | |
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| Abbreviation | IL |
| President | João Cotrim de Figueiredo |
| Secretary-General | Miguel Rangel |
| Founded | 13 December 2017 (as a party) |
| Ideology | Classical liberalism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[1] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colors | Sky blue |
| Assembly of the Republic | 1 / 230 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| Regional Parliaments | 0 / 104 |
| Local Government | 1 / 2,074 |
| Website | |
| www.iniciativaliberal.pt | |
The Liberal Initiative (Portuguese: Iniciativa Liberal) is a Portuguese political party led by João Cotrim de Figueiredo.[2] It is a liberal party that advocates for more economic, political, and social freedom.[3][4][5] It won one seat in the 2019 Portuguese legislative election.[6]
History
The party was created as an association in 2016, and was approved as a party by the Constitutional Court in 2017.[7] The party was admitted to the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, a European political party, in November 2017.[8]
The party ran for election for the first time in the 2019 European Parliament election in Portugal, garnering 0.9% of the votes, and failing to win any seats in the European Parliament.[9]
In the 2019 legislative election, the party won a single seat in the Portuguese Parliament through the electoral district of Lisbon, earning 67,681 votes in total, equivalent to 1.29% of the votes cast.[6]
Electoral results
Assembly of the Republic
| Election | Assembly of the Republic | Government | Size | Leader | Notes | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | |||||
| 2019 | 67,681 | 1.3% | 1 / 230
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Opposition | 8th | Carlos Guimarães Pinto | |||
European Parliament
| Election | European Parliament | Size | Candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/ | |||
| 2019 | 29,120 | 0.9% | 0 / 21
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11th | Ricardo Arroja | ||
List of leaders
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| Name | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Miguel Ferreira da Silva | 13 December 2017 | 13 October 2018 |
| 2nd | Carlos Guimarães Pinto | 13 October 2018 | 8 December 2019 |
| 3rd | João Cotrim de Figueiredo | 8 December 2019 | Present |
References
- ^ https://tvi24.iol.pt/videos/opiniao/cds-pp-pode-disputar-o-eleitorado-com-a-iniciativa-liberal-e-o-chega/5e3209ef0cf2f02ca42d4ac7
- ^ "A Iniciativa | Iniciativa Liberal" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "What is Iniciativa Liberal? - More Political, Social and Economic Freedom". iniciativaliberal.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ^ "Valores | Iniciativa Liberal" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Identidade | Iniciativa Liberal" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ a b "Legislativas 2019 - Resultados Globais". www.legislativas2019.mai.gov.pt. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Iniciativa Liberal já é um partido".
- ^ https://www.aldeparty.eu/news/alde-welcomes-new-member-parties
- ^ "Europeias 2019 - Resultados Globais". www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
External links
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| Legislative Assembly of the Azores Autonomous Region (57) |
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| Legislative Assembly of the Madeira Autonomous Region (47) |
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| European Parliament (21) |
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