People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)
People's Monarchist Party Partido Popular Monárquico | |
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File:Logo for Partido Popular Monárquico.jpg | |
Leader | Paulo Estevão |
Founded | May 23, 1974 |
Headquarters | Travessa Pimenteira, 1300-460, Lisbon |
Ideology | Monarchism, Conservatism, Euroscepticism[1] |
Political position | Right-wing[2] |
International affiliation | International Monarchist Conference[3] |
Colours | Blue |
Local government | 0 / 2,078
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Regional parliaments | 1 / 104
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Assembly of the Republic | 0 / 230
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European Parliament | 0 / 21
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Website | |
www.ppm.pt | |
The People's Monarchist Party (Portuguese: Partido Popular Monárquico, pronounced [pɐɾˈtidu pupuˈlaɾ muˈnaɾkiku]) is a political party in Portugal. It was founded in 1974[4] by various groups opposing the Estado Novo, in the context of the Carnation Revolution. Currently it is a small monarchist party with little political support. It is known that the claimant to the Portuguese throne, Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, does not support this party officially, especially during the period of its leadership by Nuno da Câmara Pereira, a rival pretender.
The party had until 2009 two representatives in the Assembly of the Republic, elected on the lists of the Social Democratic Party, following an agreement with the latter party's leader, Pedro Santana Lopes. In 2009, under the leadership of Câmara Pereira, the party decided to run in the elections of that year on its own, gaining no seat.
The party had not been elected on its own since the dissolution of the Democratic Alliance, of which it was a part, and seldom reached 0.5% of the votes. Nevertheless, under the leadership of Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles (who has since retired from the party), the party was a pioneer in introducing ecological concerns into Portuguese politics.
The People's Monarchist Party is a member of the International Monarchist Conference.
Leaders
- Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles : 1974 – 1993
- Nuno da Câmara Pereira : 1993 – 2010
- Paulo Estêvão : 2010 –
Notable members
See also
References
- ^ "Partido Popular Monárquico | EUROPEIAS 2014". Partido Popular Monárquico. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Partido Popular Monárquico | Programa Político". Partido Popular Monárquico. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Monarchist Conference - Members". International Monarchist Conference. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Political Parties in Portugal". Translation Company Group. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
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