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political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...
. The Portuguese political scene has been dominated by the
Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of ...
and the
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...
since the 1974
Carnation Revolution The Carnation Revolution ( pt, Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April ( pt, 25 de Abril, links=no), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbo ...
, although the
CDS – People's Party The CDS – People's Party ( pt, CDS – Partido Popular, derived from ''Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular'', CDS–PP)
has been present in some governments and the
Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português, , PCP) is a communist, Marxist–Leninist political party in Portugal based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself patriotic and internationalist,Portu ...
in coalition with The Greens holds the presidency of several municipalities. The parties, as of 2022, represented in the Assembly of the Republic are the
Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of ...
(120 MPs), the
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...
(77 MPs), the ENOUGH (12 MPs), the
Liberal Initiative The Liberal Initiative ( pt, Iniciativa Liberal, , IL) is a liberal political party in Portugal currently led by João Cotrim de Figueiredo. In 2019, its debut year at the Portuguese legislative elections, the party won one seat in the Portug ...
(8 MPs), the
Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engel ...
(6 MPs), the Left Bloc (5 MPs), the FREE party (1 MP), and the
People-Animals-Nature People–Animals–Nature ( pt, Pessoas-Animais-Natureza, PAN) is an environmentalist, animal rights and animal welfare focused political party in Portugal, founded in 2009. In 2015, they won one seat in the Assembly of the Republic.autonomous regions, the
Legislative Assembly of the Azores The Legislative Assembly of the Azores ( pt, Assembleia Legislativa dos Açores) is the regional assembly/legislature of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. History The regional legislative assembly, since it was first instituted, ha ...
and the
Legislative Assembly of Madeira The Legislative Assembly of Madeira ( pt, Assembleia Legislativa da Madeira) is the legislature of the Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira. The last regional election was held on 22 September 2019 and the party with the most votes was the ...
.


General overview

This list presents all the existing parties recognized by the
Portuguese Constitutional Court The Constitutional Court ( pt, Tribunal Constitucional, ) is a special court, defined by the Portuguese Constitution as part of the judicial branch of the Portuguese political organization. Unlike the rest of the country's courts, the Constituti ...
.Tribunal Constitucional – Partidos registados e suas denominações, siglas e símbolos
/ref> * The
Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of ...
(PS), a
social democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...
party, is a major party in Portugal, resembling the British Labour Party, the German SPD or the Spanish
PSOE The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...
. The party was founded before the 1974 Revolution in
Bad Münstereifel Bad Münstereifel () is a historical spa town in the district of Euskirchen, Germany, with about 17,000 inhabitants, situated in the far southwest of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The little town is one of only a few historical to ...
,
West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 ...
, by (among others)
Mário Soares Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL (; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th pres ...
, its historical leader and one of the main opponents of the dictatorial regime. Its leader,
António Costa António Luís Santos da Costa GCIH (; born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician serving as the 119th and current prime minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015, presiding over the XXI (2015–2019), XXII (2019–2022) and ...
, is the current
Prime Minister of Portugal The prime minister of Portugal ( pt, primeiro-ministro; ) is the head of government of Portugal. As head of government, the prime minister coordinates the actions of ministers, represents the Government of Portugal to the other bodies of state, ...
and the current
Secretary-General of the United Nations The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-g ...
António Guterres António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres ( , ; born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. Since 2017, he has served as secretary-general of the United Nations, the ninth person to hold this title. A member of the Portuguese Soci ...
is a former leader and Prime Minister. * The
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...
(PPD/PSD), despite the name, is not a traditional
social democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...
party, being much closer to the
centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
. A major party, particularly strong in the interior
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and
Center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
regions, it is a
big tent party A big tent party, or catch-all party, is a term used in reference to a political party's policy of permitting or encouraging a broad spectrum of views among its members. This is in contrast to other kinds of parties, which defend a determined i ...
and the equivalent of any other
liberal conservative Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by li ...
party in Europe such as the French Republicans or the German CDU. The PSD was founded right after the 1974 Revolution as ''Partido Popular Democrático'' (Democratic People's Party) by many personalities of the so-called "liberal wing" of the fascist regime, like
Francisco Sá Carneiro Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...
(the PSD historical leader) and
Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (; born 1 September 1937) is a Portuguese businessman, former journalist and retired politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983. Background He is the son of Henrique Patrício ...
. The current
President of Portugal The president of Portugal, officially the president of the Portuguese Republic ( pt, Presidente da República Portuguesa, ), is the head of state and highest office of Portugal. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential offices, an ...
,
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa (; born 12 December 1948) is a Portuguese politician and academic. He is the 20th and current president of Portugal, since 9 March 2016. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, though he suspended hi ...
, is a former leader. * The Left Bloc (BE), formed as a result of the merger of three left-wing parties (the Popular Democratic Union, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, and the
Politics XXI The Politics XXI ( pt, Política XXI) was a Portuguese left-wing political party. It was founded by former members of the Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português, , PCP) is a communist, ...
), is an overwhelmingly urban party, adopting a wide range of left-wing policies and portrays itself as the modern, progressive alternative to the Portuguese Communist Party. * The
Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português, , PCP) is a communist, Marxist–Leninist political party in Portugal based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself patriotic and internationalist,Portu ...
(PCP), founded in 1921 as the Portuguese Section of the
Communist International The Communist International (Comintern), also known as the Third International, was a Soviet-controlled international organization founded in 1919 that advocated world communism. The Comintern resolved at its Second Congress to "struggle by ...
, has its major influence among the working class and played a major role in the opposition to the Estado Novo regime, being brutally repressed in the process. After being one of the most influential parties in the years that followed the
Carnation Revolution The Carnation Revolution ( pt, Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April ( pt, 25 de Abril, links=no), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbo ...
, it lost most of its power base after the fall of the
Eastern Bloc The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc and the Soviet Bloc, was the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the influence of the Soviet Union that existed du ...
, but still enjoys popularity in vast sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of
Alentejo Alentejo ( , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond () the Tagus river" (''Tejo''). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alent ...
and Ribatejo and also in the heavily industrialized areas around
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
and
Setúbal Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area. In the t ...
. It also has a major influence among the biggest Portuguese labour union –
General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (Portuguese: Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses or CGTP) is the largest trade union federation in Portugal. It was founded informally in 1970, emerged publicly after the Carnation ...
(CGTP). Its historical leader was
Álvaro Cunhal Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal (; 10 November 1913 – 13 June 2005) was a Portuguese communist revolutionary and politician. He was one of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of the '' Estado Novo''. He served as secretary-general of the ...
. * The
CDS – People's Party The CDS – People's Party ( pt, CDS – Partido Popular, derived from ''Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular'', CDS–PP)
(CDS–PP) is a traditional
Christian Democrat Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...
and
conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
party, similar to the German
CSU CSU may refer to: * Channel service unit, a Wide area network equivalent of a network interface card * Chari Aviation Services, Chad, by ICAO airline code * Christian Social Union (UK), an Anglican social gospel organisation * Christian Social ...
or the Spanish PP. Founded after the revolution, its historical leaders were Diogo Freitas do Amaral and
Adelino Amaro da Costa Adelino Manuel Lopes Amaro da Costa, GCIH (18 April 1943 – 4 December 1980) was a Portuguese Politician. Background Costa was a son of Civil Engineer from the Instituto Superior Técnico of the Technical University of Lisbon (Universidade T� ...
. In 1976 it was the only party that voted against approval of a socialist constitution. Later, it was part of several governments in coalition with the PSD. The CDS congregates several right-wing tendencies ranging from christian democrats to neoliberals and more conservative elements. * The
People-Animals-Nature People–Animals–Nature ( pt, Pessoas-Animais-Natureza, PAN) is an environmentalist, animal rights and animal welfare focused political party in Portugal, founded in 2009. In 2015, they won one seat in the Assembly of the Republic.the rights of animals and
animal welfare Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevit ...
and which considers itself to be socially progressive, defending
LGBT rights Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality. Notably, ...
and
women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countri ...
. * The
Ecologist Party "The Greens" The Ecologist Party "The Greens" ( pt, Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes", , PEV) is a Portuguese eco-socialist political party. It is a member of the European Greens and a founding member of the European Federation of Green Parties. It was the ...
(PEV) is the first Portuguese
green party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
, it is traditionally allied with the Communist Party in the
Unitary Democratic Coalition The Unitary Democratic Coalition ( pt, CDU – Coligação Democrática Unitária, PCP–PEV) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The G ...
. * The ENOUGH (CH) is a Portuguese
nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Th ...
and
right-wing populist Right-wing populism, also called national populism and right-wing nationalism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics and populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti-elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establi ...
party founded by PSD dissident
André Ventura André Claro Amaral Ventura (; born 15 January 1983) is a right-wing Portuguese politician and former sports pundit. He briefly worked as a senior civil servant at the Portuguese tax office. He founded the Chega party in April 2019, and was el ...
, similar to the French
National Rally The National Rally (french: Rassemblement National, ; RN), until 2018 known as the National Front (french: link=no, Front National, ; FN), is a far-rightAbridged list of reliable sources that refer to National Rally as far-right: Academic: * ...
, the Spanish Vox or the Italian
Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its offici ...
. Like them, it is a socially conservative party which also opposes immigration, multiculturalism and the European Union. * The
Liberal Initiative The Liberal Initiative ( pt, Iniciativa Liberal, , IL) is a liberal political party in Portugal currently led by João Cotrim de Figueiredo. In 2019, its debut year at the Portuguese legislative elections, the party won one seat in the Portug ...
(IL) is a classically liberal and
right-libertarian Right-libertarianism,Rothbard, Murray (1 March 1971)"The Left and Right Within Libertarianism" ''WIN: Peace and Freedom Through Nonviolent Action''. 7 (4): 6–10. Retrieved 14 January 2020.Goodway, David (2006). '' Anarchist Seeds Beneath the ...
party. * The FREE (L) is an
eco-socialist Eco-socialism (also known as green socialism or socialist ecology) is an ideology merging aspects of socialism with that of green politics, ecology and alter-globalization or anti-globalization. Eco-socialists generally believe that the expansi ...
, pro-European party. * The
Alliance An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...
(A) is a party formed by former Social Democratic leader and former Prime Minister
Pedro Santana Lopes Pedro Miguel de Santana Lopes GCC (; born 29 June 1956) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, who is the current president of the Municipal Chamber of Figueira da Foz. He most notably served as prime minister of Portugal from 2004 to 2005. ...
. * The Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP) is a
Maoist Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realise a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of Ch ...
and formerly pro-Chinese party. It had a high-profile during the
Carnation Revolution The Carnation Revolution ( pt, Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April ( pt, 25 de Abril, links=no), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbo ...
, mostly due to its influence among some groups of students, although it never reached 2% of the votes or elected a single MP. * The
React, Include, Recycle React–Include–Recycle ( pt, Reagir–Incluir–Reciclar, R.I.R.) is a Portuguese political party led by Vitorino Silva, better known as Tino de Rans. The RIR presents itself as a humanist, pacifist, environmentalist, pro-European Pro-Eu ...
(RIR) is a
humanist Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the individual and social potential and agency of human beings. It considers human beings the starting point for serious moral and philosophical inquiry. The meaning of the term "human ...
,
pacifist Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. Pacifists generally reject theories of Just War. The word ''pacifism'' was coined by the French peace campai ...
and universalist party ("Rir" in Portuguese means "laughing"). * The Rise Up! (E) is a far-right
nationalist Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Th ...
party with little political expression. * The
Earth Party The Earth Party ( pt, Partido da Terra, ), previously called The Earth Party Movement (, abbreviated MPT, hence called ''MPT – Partido da Terra''), is a green-conservative political party in Portugal, founded on 12 August 1993. Its main poli ...
(MPT) is a centre-right green conservative party, founded in 1993 by a faction of the People's Monarchist Party. * The We, the Citizens! (NC) is a minor centre-right party founded as a result of the
anti-austerity movement The anti-austerity movement refers to the mobilisation of street protests and grassroots campaigns that has happened across various countries, especially in Europe, since the onset of the worldwide Great Recession. Anti-austerity actions are ...
. * The National Democratic Alternative (ADN) was founded by the former leader of the Portuguese Bar Association,
António Marinho e Pinto António de Sousa Marinho e Pinto (born 10 September 1950, in Vila Chã do Marão, Amarante) is a Portuguese lawyer and former journalist. He was president of the Portuguese Bar Association from 2008 to 2013 and is well known for his controvers ...
. He ran as the Earth Party candidate for the 2014 European elections but left the party soon after to form his own party. A populist party, defends a reform of the electoral system and reform of justice system. * The
United Party of Retirees and Pensioners The United Party of Retirees and Pensioners ( pt, Partido Unido dos Reformados e Pensionistas, PURP) is a Portuguese political party focused on securing the rights of pensioners. It was founded by António Mateus Dias and Fernando Loureiro an ...
(PURP) is a small party with the goal to defend the rights of retirees and pensioners, aiming to position itself as the political voice of the members of this age group. It was founded as a result of the
anti-austerity movement The anti-austerity movement refers to the mobilisation of street protests and grassroots campaigns that has happened across various countries, especially in Europe, since the onset of the worldwide Great Recession. Anti-austerity actions are ...
. * The
Together for the People Together for the People ( pt, Juntos pelo Povo, JPP) is a Portuguese political party, with its origins in Santa Cruz, Madeira. Its founding principles are Unity, Transparency and Resistance, as evidenced by its symbol. It was legalised by the Po ...
(JPP) was formed as an independent movement for the local elections of 2013 in the municipally of Santa Cruz in
Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ...
. Transformed into a political party in 2015 in order to contest the regional elections in Madeira. * The People's Monarchist Party (PPM) is a small monarchist party with little political expression. It is known that the pretender heir to the
Portuguese throne This is a list of Portuguese monarchs who ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, to the deposition of the Portuguese monarchy and creation of the Portuguese Republic with the 5 October 1910 revolution. Through the nea ...
,
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (Portuguese: ''Duarte Pio de Bragança'': born 15 May 1945) is the current Duke of Braganza, claimant to the title of King of Portugal of the dormant Portuguese throne, as the head of the House of Braganza. The Mig ...
, does not support this party, since the question of monarchical regime is considered to be above partisanship. * The
Portuguese Labour Party The Portuguese Labour Party ( pt, Partido Trabalhista Português, PTP) is a Portuguese centre-left political party currently led by Amândio Madaleno. It was recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 1 July 2009.Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS) was formed in 2000 as a Portuguese Trotskyist political organization and it is the result of a merger between the Left Revolutionary Front (FER - ''Frente da Esquerda Revolucionária''), and the young activists of the student movement ''Ruptura''. The ''Ruptura''/FER activists integrated the Left Bloc since its formation. In 2011, the movement split from the Left Bloc and formed a new party called ''Socialist Alternative Movement'' that was approved by the Constitutional Court in July 2013. * The
Volt Portugal Volt Portugal is a progressive and Eurofederalist party in Portugal. It is affiliated with Volt Europa and was officially registered in June 2020 as the 25th party in the country. Volt has contested several local elections and participated in the ...
(VP), portuguese chapter of
Volt Europa Volt Europa (frequently abbreviated as Volt) is a pro-European and European federalist political movement that also serves as the pan-European structure for subsidiary parties in several EU member states. Volt candidates stood on a common, pan- ...
, is a
pro-European Pro-Europeanism, sometimes called European Unionism, is a political position that favours European integration and membership of the European Union (EU).Krisztina Arató, Petr Kaniok (editors). ''Euroscepticism and European Integration''. Polit ...
and European federalist political movement. The organisation follows a "pan-European approach" in many policy fields such as climate change, migration, economic inequality, international conflict, terrorism and the impact of the technological revolution on the labour market. It identifies itself as a pan-European, progressive, social-liberal and
environmentalist An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment. An environmentalist can be considered a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that se ...
political party.


National political parties


Parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic and/or the European Parliament


Parties without representation in the Assembly of the Republic or the European Parliament


Extinct parties

This list presents the parties and coalitions of the current Third Republic that were once recognized by the
Portuguese Constitutional Court The Constitutional Court ( pt, Tribunal Constitucional, ) is a special court, defined by the Portuguese Constitution as part of the judicial branch of the Portuguese political organization. Unlike the rest of the country's courts, the Constituti ...
but ceased to exist. It is organized by political spectrum and alphabetical order (in Portuguese).


Far-left

* Worker-Peasant Alliance - AOC (''Aliança Operário-Camponesa'') * Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Committee - CM-LP (''Comité Marxista-Leninista Português'') * Marxist–Leninist Committee of Portugal - CMLP (''Comité Marxista-Leninista de Portugal'') * Communist Electoral Front (Marxist-Leninist) - FEC(ML) (''Frente Eleitoral Comunista (Marxista–Leninista)'') * Left Revolutionary Front - FER (''Frente de Esquerda Revolucionária'') * Popular Unity Force - FUP (''Força de Unidade Popular'') * Internationalist Communist League - LCI (''Liga Comunista Internacionalista'') * Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization - OCMLP (''Organização Comunista Marxista Leninista Portuguesa'') * Workers Politics Communist Organisation - OCPO (''Organização Comunista Política Operária'') * Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) - ORPC(ML) (''Organização para a Reconstrução do Partido Comunista (Marxista-Leninista)'') * Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist) - PCP(ML) (''Partido Comunista de Portugal (Marxista-Leninista)'') * Communist Party (Reconstructed) - PC(R) (''Partido Comunista (Reconstruído)'') * Workers' Party of Socialist Unity - POUS (''Partido Operário de Unidade Socialista'') * Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat – Revolutionary Brigades - PRP-BR (''Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado - Brigadas Revolucionárias'') * Workers' Revolutionary Party - PRT (''Partido Revolucionário dos Trabalhadores'') * Workers' Socialist Party - PST (''Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores'') * Labour Party - PT (''Partido Trabalhista'', not to be confused with the
Portuguese Labour Party The Portuguese Labour Party ( pt, Partido Trabalhista Português, PTP) is a Portuguese centre-left political party currently led by Amândio Madaleno. It was recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 1 July 2009.Popular Unity Party - PUP (''Partido de Unidade Popular'') * Communist Union for the Reconstruction of the Party (Marxist–Leninist) - UCRP(ML) (''União Comunista para a Reconstituição do Partido (Marxista-Leninista)'')


Left-wing to far-left

*
United People Alliance The United People Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança Povo Unido or APU) was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP-CDE). After 1983, the Ecologist Party "The Greens ...
- APU (''Aliança Povo Unido'') * Electoral Front United People - FEPU (''Frente Eleitoral Povo Unido'')


Left-wing

*
People's Socialist Front The People's Socialist Front or Popular Socialist Front ( pt, Frente Socialista Popular, FSP) was a socialist political party in Portugal, founded in 1974. It was a breakaway group from the Socialist Party. History The group was founded in Dece ...
- FSP (''Frente Socialista Popular'') * Popular Unity Dynamization Groups - GDUPs (''Grupos Dinamizadores da Unidade Popular'') * Socialist League of the Workers - LST (''Liga Socialista dos Trabalhadores'') *
Portuguese Democratic Movement The Portuguese Democratic Movement/Democratic Electoral Commissions (Portuguese: ''Movimento Democrático Português / Comissões Democráticas Eleitorais'', MDP/CDE or just MDP) was one of the most important organizations of the democratic oppo ...
- MDP (''Movimento Democrático Português'') *
Movement of Socialist Left The Movement of Socialist Left ( pt, Movimento de Esquerda Socialista, MES) was a Portuguese socialist party, founded shortly after the democratic Carnation Revolution. The party has its roots in a group of Progressive Christians and Radical Soc ...
- MES (''Movimento de Esquerda Socialista'') * Revolutionary Socialist Party - PSR (''Partido Socialista Revolucionário'') * Popular Democratic Union - UDP (''União Democrática Popular'') *
Politics XXI The Politics XXI ( pt, Política XXI) was a Portuguese left-wing political party. It was founded by former members of the Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português, , PCP) is a communist, ...
- PXXI (''Política XXI'') * Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy - UEDS (''União da Esquerda para a Democracia Socialista'')


Centre-left

* Independent Social Democratic Association - ASDI (''Acção Social Democrata Independente'') * Democratic Center of Macau - CDM (''Centro Democrático de Macau'') * Republican and Socialist Front - FRS (''Frente Republicana e Socialista'') *
Party of the Folk Partido de la Gente (Spanish for "Party of the Folk" or "Party of the People") is a Uruguayan political party. History Founded in 2016, its main leader is Edgardo Novick. Three members of the party have been elected to the legislature A ...
- PG (''Partido da Gente'') *
Humanist Party The Humanist International (also known as the International Humanist Party) is a consortium of political parties adhering to universal humanism (also known as Siloism, after the nickname of the movement's founder), founded in 1989 by over 40 na ...
- PH (''Partido Humanista'') * Democratic Renewal Party - PRD (''Partido Renovador Democrático'') * Portuguese Democratic Labour Party - PTDP (''Partido Trabalhista Democrático Português'')


Centre

* Movement for the Sick - MD (''Movimento pelo Doente'') *
Hope for Portugal Movement Hope for Portugal Movement ( pt, Movimento Esperança Portugal, ; MEP) was a minor centrist political party in Portugal. It had no representatives in the Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese legislature. Its name in Portuguese could also m ...
- MEP (''Movimento Esperança Portugal'') * National Solidarity Party - PSN (''Partido da Solidariedade Nacional'') * Liberal Democratic Party - PLD (''Partido Liberal Democrata'')


Centre-right

* Democratic Alliance - AD (''Aliança Democrática'') *
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- ADIM (''Associação para a Defesa dos Interesses de Macau'') * New Democracy Party - PND (''Partido da Nova Democracia'') * Portuguese Party of the Regions - PPR (''Partido Português das Regiões'')


Right-wing

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Democratic Party of the Atlantic The Democratic Party of the Atlantic ( pt, Partido Democrático do Atlântico, ) was a political party, based in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. A regional party, whose electorate was concentrated on the islands of São Miguel, it was c ...
- PDA (''Partido Democrático do Atlântico'') * Party of the Christian Democracy - PDC (''Partido da Democracia Cristã'') *
Citizenship and Christian Democracy The Citizenship and Christian Democracy ( pt, Cidadania e Democracia Cristã, PPV/CDC) was a Portuguese minor right-wing political party, with an ideological foundation of anti-abortion, conservatism and the Christian right. PPV was approved by th ...
- PPV/CDC (''Cidadania e Democracia Cristã'')


Far-right

* Democratic Movement of the Liberation of Portugal - MDLP (''Movimento Democrático de Libertação de Portugal'') *
Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right The Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right (MIRN-PDP, pt, Movimento Independente para a Reconstrução Nacional / Partido da Direita Portuguesa) was a Portuguese political party. It became an official ...
- MIRN/PDP (''Movimento Independente para a Reconstrução Nacional / Partido da Direita Portuguesa'')


Historical parties

This list includes the defunct political parties that never reached the Third Republic, in chronological order.


Constitutional Monarchy A constitutional monarchy, parliamentary monarchy, or democratic monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in decision making. Constitutional monarchies dif ...
(1834–1910)

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Chartism Chartism was a working-class movement for political reform in the United Kingdom that erupted from 1838 to 1857 and was strongest in 1839, 1842 and 1848. It took its name from the People's Charter of 1838 and was a national protest movement, ...
(''Cartismo'') * Septemberism (''Setembrismo'') *
Regenerator Party The Regenerator Party ( Portuguese: ''Partido Regenerador'') was a Portuguese political party. Along with their "rivals" the Progressive Party, they dominated politics in the Kingdom of Portugal The Kingdom of Portugal ( la, Regnum Portug ...
- PR (''Partido Regenerador'') *
Historic Party The Historic Party ( Portuguese: ''Partido Histórico'') was a Portuguese political party active between 1852 and 1876. It was founded by the 1st Duke of Loulé as new opposition to the new Regenerator Party, which had consolidated the Carti ...
- PH (''Partido Histórico'') * Reformist Party - PR (''Partido Reformista'') *
Constituent Party This article lists political parties in Portugal. The Portuguese political scene has been dominated by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party since the 1974 Carnation Revolution, although the CDS – People's Party has been present i ...
- PC (''Partido Constituinte'') *
Progressive Party Progressive Party may refer to: Active parties * Progressive Party, Brazil * Progressive Party (Chile) * Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus * Dominica Progressive Party * Progressive Party (Iceland) * Progressive Party (Sardinia), Ita ...
- PP (''Partido Progressista'') *
Portuguese Socialist Party The Portuguese Socialist Party ( pt, Partido Socialista Português) was a political party in Portugal. The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. T ...
- PSP (''Partido Socialista Português'') *
Portuguese Republican Party The Portuguese Republican Party (, ) was a Portuguese political party formed during the late years of the constitutional monarchy that proposed and conducted the substitution of the monarchy with the Portuguese First Republic.Liberal Regenerator Party - PRL (''Partido Regenerador Liberal'') * Progressive Dissidence - DP (''Dissidência Progressista'')


First Republic (1910–1926)

* Democratic Party (''Partido Democrático'') *
Evolutionist Party The Republican Evolutionist Party ( pt, Partido Republicano Evolucionista, PRE), commonly known as the Evolutionist Party, was a political party in Portugal led by António José de Almeida. History The party was established on 24 February 1912 ...
- PRE (''Partido Republicano Evolucionista'') * Republican Union - PUR (''Partido da União Republicana'') * Lusitanian Integralism - IL (''Integralismo Lusitano'') * Monarchist Cause - CM (''Causa Monárquica'') * Catholic Centre Party - PCC (''Partido do Centro Católico'') *
National Republican Party The National Republican Party, also known as the Anti-Jacksonian Party or simply Republicans, was a political party in the United States that evolved from a conservative-leaning faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that supported John ...
- PNR (''Partido Nacional Republicano'') * Republican Liberal Party - PLR (''Partido Liberal Republicano'') *
Reconstitution Party The Republican Party of National Reconstitution ( pt, Partido Republicano da Reconstituição Nacional, PRRN), commonly known as the Reconstitution Party, was a political party in Portugal History The PRRN was established in 1920 as a right-wing ...
- PRRN (''Partido Republicano da Reconstituição Nacional'') *
Regionalist Party The Regionalist Party ( pt, Partido Regionalista, PR) was a political party in Portugal. History The party was established in 1921 and supported regional autonomy for the Beira region.Douglas L. Wheeler (1999) ''Republican Portugal: A Political ...
- PR (''Partido Regionalista'') * Nationalist Republican Party - PRN (''Partido Republicano Nacionalista'') *
Democratic Leftwing Republican Party The Democratic Leftwing Republican Party ( pt, Partido Republicano Esquerdista Democrático, PRED) was a political party in Portugal, led by José Domingues dos Santos (a former Prime Minister). It was founded in 1925 by leftwing dissidents of t ...
- PRED (''Partido Republicano Esquerdista Democrático'') * Union of Economic Interests - UIE (''União dos Interesses Económicos'')


Ditadura Nacional (1926–1933)

* National Syndicalists - MNS (''Movimento Nacional-Sindicalista'')


Estado Novo (1933–1974)

Although the ''Estado Novo'' was a dictatorship, with the National Union being legally the only party, the opposition was sometimes allowed to compete in (sham) elections; other parties were constituted underground or in exile. * National Union - UN (''União Nacional'') *
Movement of National Antifascist Unity The Movement of National Antifascist Unity ( pt, Movimento de Unidade Nacional Antifascista or MUNAF) was a political platform of democratic organizations which fought against the Portuguese authoritarian regime ( led by António de Oliveira Salazar ...
- MUNAF (''Movimento de Unidade Nacional Antifascista'') *
Movement of Democratic Unity The Movement of Democratic Unity ( pt, Movimento de Unidade Democrática or MUD) was a quasi-legal platform of Portuguese democratic organizations that opposed the authoritarian regime of António de Oliveira Salazar and was founded in October 1945 ...
- MUD (''Movimento de Unidade Democrática'') * Portuguese National Liberation Front - FPLP (''Frente Portuguesa de Libertação Nacional'') * Portuguese Socialist Action - ASP (''Acção Socialista Portuguesa'')


See also

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Politics of Portugal Politics in Portugal operates as a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Portugal is the head of government, and the President of Portugal is the non-executive head of sta ...
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List of political parties by country This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organizat ...


Notes


References


External links


Portuguese Constitutional Court - current parties
(in Portuguese) * * * {{List of political parties in Europe
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