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 | Assembly of the Republic | Government | Size | Leader | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | |||||
| 2019 | 40,175 | 0.8% | 0 / 230
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No seats | 10th | Pedro Santana Lopes | - | ||
| 2022 | 1,902 | 0.04% |  0.66
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0 / 230
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No seats | 22nd | Jorge Nuno de Sá | Did not contest all electoral circles | |
| 2024 | w. Earth Party | 0 / 230
|
|
No seats | 16th | ||||
European Parliament
| Election | European Parliament | Size | Candidate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/ | |||
| 2019 | 61,753 | 1.9% | 0 / 21
|
7th | Paulo Sande | ||
Regional Assemblies
| Region | Last Election |
Regional Assemblies | Government | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| Azores | 2020 | 422 | 0.4% | 0 / 57
|
10th | No seats | 2nd
| |
| Madeira | 2019 | 766 | 0.5% | 0 / 47
|
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)
| Parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic (230) |
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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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| Non-parliamentary parties | |
