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Alliance Aliança | |
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Abbreviation | A |
President | Jorge Nuno de Sá |
Founder | Pedro Santana Lopes |
Founded | 23 October 2018 |
Split from | Social Democratic Party |
Headquarters | Avenida da República, 49-2º, 1050-088 Lisboa |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right |
Colours | Blue |
Assembly of the Republic | 0 / 230
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European Parliament | 0 / 21
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Regional parliaments | 0 / 104
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Local government | 0 / 2,074
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Website | |
partidoalianca | |
Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança) is a political party in Portugal founded by former Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes,[1] following his departure from the PSD.
Policy positions
- Transform the Assembly of the Republic into a bicameral legislature with a Senate[1]
- A balanced budget, tighter controls over public spending, and lower taxes[1]
- Introduce alternative and individualized pension schemes to compensate for the increasing aging population
- Electoral reform
Pedro Santana Lopes has stated that the party identifies itself with the liberal Renew Europe group in the EU Parliament.[2]
Election results
Assembly of the Republic
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
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2019 | Pedro Santana Lopes | 40,175 | 0.8 (#10) | 0 / 230
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No seats | |
2022 | Jorge Nuno de Sá | 1,902 | 0.0 (#22) | 0 / 230
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0 | No seats |
2024 | Alternative 21 | 0 / 230
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0 | No seats |
European Parliament
Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Paulo Sande | 61,652 | 1.9 (#7) | 0 / 21
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Regional Assemblies
Region | Last Election |
Regional Assemblies | Government | Size | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
Azores | 2020 | 422 | 0.4% | 0 / 57
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10th | No seats | 2nd | |
Madeira | 2019 | 766 | 0.5% | 0 / 47
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No seats | 11th |
References
- ^ a b c "Novo partido de Pedro Santana Lopes vai chamar-se Aliança". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). 18 August 2018.
- ^ @EuropeElects (4 October 2019). "Portugal: Aliança's founder Pedro Santana Lopes tells @EuropeElects that the party identifies itself with the liberal Renew Europe group in the EU Parliament. It is unlikely but not impossible that they enter the national parliament for the first time in Sunday's election" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Declaration of Principles (in Portuguese)
- Party statutes (in Portuguese)