List of political parties in Portugal
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This article lists political parties
in Portugal
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The Portuguese political scene has been dominated by the Socialist Party
and the Social Democratic Party
since the Revolution, although the Popular Party had been present in some post-revolution governments and the Portuguese Communist Party
in coalition with The Greens holds the presidency of several municipalities.
The parties, as of 2011, represented in the Assembly of the Republic (Parliament) are the Social Democratic Party (108 MPs), the Socialist Party (74 MPs), the Popular Party (24 MPs), the Communist Party (14 MPs), the Left Bloc (8 MPs), and the Green Party (2 MPs).
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but ceased to exist.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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The Portuguese political scene has been dominated by the Socialist Party
Portuguese Socialist Party
The Portuguese Socialist Party 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. The party suffered constant factional struggles...
and the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
since the Revolution, although the Popular Party had been present in some post-revolution governments and the Portuguese Communist Party
Portuguese Communist Party
The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal. It is a Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself to be patriotic and internationalist....
in coalition with The Greens holds the presidency of several municipalities.
The parties, as of 2011, represented in the Assembly of the Republic (Parliament) are the Social Democratic Party (108 MPs), the Socialist Party (74 MPs), the Popular Party (24 MPs), the Communist Party (14 MPs), the Left Bloc (8 MPs), and the Green Party (2 MPs).
Existing parties
This list presents all the existing parties recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional CourtPortuguese Constitutional Court
The Portuguese Constitutional Court 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 Constitutional Court has important characteristics, such as a special composition,...
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Left-wing
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | History | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda |
BE | Francisco Louçã Francisco Louçã Francisco Anacleto Louçã is a Portuguese economist and politician, first elected in 1999.. He is the son of António Seixas Louçã, who commanded a ship on the Tagus River during the Carnation Revolution, and wife Noémia da Rocha Neves Anacleto , a lawyer.Louçã was an active opponent of the... |
Formed in 1999 by several left-wing parties, it adopts a wide range of left-wing policies, concentrating its efforts on the legalisation of abortion Abortion Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced... , gay marriage and soft drugs. It portrays itself as a modern, progressive alternative to the Communist Party. In the last years the party lost some of its radical wordiness and proposals, slowly becoming a mainstream party on one hand and more closely resembling the Communist party (from where some of its founders had defected) on another. |
1998 | |
| Portuguese Communist Party Portuguese Communist Party The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal. It is a Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself to be patriotic and internationalist.... Partido Comunista Português |
PCP | Jerónimo de Sousa Jerónimo de Sousa Jerónimo Carvalho de Sousa is the General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party since the 17th Congress of the Party in November 2004.... |
The major left-wing party, founded in 1921 as the Portuguese Section of The Communist International (Comintern Comintern The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern, also known as the Third International, was an international communist organization initiated in Moscow during March 1919... ), has its major influence among the working class and played a major role in the opposition to the Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal... regime, being brutally repressed for the duration of the dictatorial regime. After being one of the most influent parties in the years that followed the Carnation Revolution it lost most of its power base after the fall of the Socialist Bloc of eastern Europe, but still enjoys popularity in vast sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of Alentejo and Ribatejo Ribatejo The Ribatejo is the most central of the traditional provinces of Portugal, with no coastline or border with Spain. The region is crossed by the Tagus River... and also in the heavily industrialized areas around Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... and Setúbal Setúbal Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants.... . It also has a major influence among the biggest Portuguese Labour Union - General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers is the largest trade union federation in Portugal... (CGTP). Its historical leader, now deceased, was Álvaro Cunhal Álvaro Cunhal Álvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal, who used the name Álvaro Cunhal , was a Portuguese politician. He was one of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of Estado Novo. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party from 1961 to 1992... . |
1921 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Reorganized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses/Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado |
PCTP-MRPP | Garcia Pereira Garcia Pereira António Pestana Garcia Pereira is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and the current leader of the maoist PCTP/MRPP. He was a candidate in the 2006 presidential election, where placed sixth and last with 0.44 per cent of the vote. He had already ran in the 2001 presidential election, getting 1.69... |
A Maoist and formerly pro-Chinese party. Had a high-profile during the Carnation Revolution Carnation Revolution The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance... , mostly due to its verbal violence and its influence among some groups of students, although it never reached 1% of the votes or elected a single MP. Generally the largest political party without parliamentary representation. |
1970 | |
| Ecologist Party "The Greens" Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes" |
PEV | - | Founded in 1982 and traditionally allied in with the Communist Party in the Unitarian Democratic Coalition Unitarian Democratic Coalition The Democratic Unity Coalition is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens"... , although they have little expression in political life, they have some important specific knowledge and intervention about environmental issues. |
1982 | |
| Workers Party of Socialist Unity Workers Party of Socialist Unity Workers Party of Socialist Unity is a small Trotskyist political party in Portugal, founded in 1976 after a split from the Portuguese Socialist Party. It is a member of the Fourth International led by Pierre Lambert.... Partido Operário de Unidade Socialista |
POUS | Collective leadership | The last placed in the electoral scorecard, with about 0.1% of the votes, it is an almost non-existent party, although it is member of one small faction of the former Fourth International Fourth International The Fourth International is the communist international organisation consisting of followers of Leon Trotsky , with the declared dedicated goal of helping the working class bring about socialism... called the International Secretariat of the Fourth International. |
1976 |
Centre-left
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | History | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (Portugal) The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action .... Partido Socialista |
PS | António José Seguro | Social Democrat Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... , founded in 1973, it is a party which resembles the British Labour Party Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... or the German SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... , its leader is António José Seguro, elected with 68% of the vote on 23 July 2011. |
1973 | |
| Humanist Party Humanist Party (Portugal) The Humanist Party is a minor center-left political party in Portugal. It has no representatives in the Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese legislature.The party is member of the Humanist International.... Partido Humanista |
PH | - | A humanist party Humanist Party The Humanist Party was launched on 8 March 1984 by the Department of Social Affairs of the Community for Human Development. Around the world many Humanist Parties started to emerge and on January 4, 1989, in Florence, Italy, the first congress of the Humanist International was held.In this event,... , member of the Humanist International Humanist International The Humanist International is a consortium of Humanist political parties, founded in Florence, Italy, on January 4, 1989, by the approval of foundational documents and statutes by over 40 Humanist Parties from around the world... . |
1999 | |
| Portuguese Labour Party Partido Trabalhista Português |
PTP | Amândio Madaleno | Social Democrat Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... , founded in 2009, it is a party of the center-left. |
2009 |
Centre
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | History | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party for Animals and Nature Partido pelos Animais e pela Natureza |
PAN | Paulo Borges | Party inspired by environmentalist and strongly focused on the rights of animals that was founded on May 22, 2009. | 2009 | |
| Hope for Portugal Movement Hope for Portugal Movement Hope for Portugal Movement is a minor centre political party in Portugal. It has no representatives in the Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese legislature... Movimento Esperança Portugal |
MEP | Rui Marques Rui Marques Manuel Rui Marques is an Angolan football defender and first choice centre-back for the Angolan national side. Although born in Angola, Marques moved to Portugal as a child. Marques is currently unattached after being released by Leeds.... |
A centre political party, with humanist Humanism Humanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism.... ideology. |
2008 | |
| Democratic Party of the Atlantic Democratic Party of the Atlantic The Democratic Party of the Atlantic is one of the political parties in Portugal, without parliamentary representation. It is a small party whose electorate concentrates itself in São Miguel island, in the Azores. PDA promotes, officially, not independence, but home rule for the Azores, following... Partido Democrático do Atlântico |
PDA | - | Former extreme right party which has, in the last thirty years, been shifting to the moderate left. Its influence is limited to the Azores Azores The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the... . It defends the ultramarine status of the Azores Azores The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the... and Madeira Madeira Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union... . It seldom gets more than 1% of the votes, even in the Azores. |
1974 |
Centre-right
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | History | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party (Portugal) The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party... Partido Social Democrata |
PPD/PSD | Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho , is Prime Minister of Portugal. Passos Coelho started very early in politics, becoming the national leader of the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party... |
The name might be somewhat misleading, as the PSD is not a traditional Social Democratic Party, being much closer to the right-wing. It is the Portuguese equivalent of any other centre-right party in Europe such as the UK Conservatives, the Spanish PP, or the German CDU. PSD was founded right after 1974 Revolution as Partido Popular Democrático (People's Democratic Party) by many personalities of the so-called "liberal wing" of the fascist regime, like Francisco Sá Carneiro Francisco Sá Carneiro Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL founded the Portuguese Social Democratic Party in 1974 and was elected Prime Minister of Portugal in January 1980, but only held office for eleven months, dying in a plane crash with his partner, Snu Abecassis, on December 4, 1980... , Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco Pinto Balsemão Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão, GCC , is a former Prime Minister of Portugal, who served from 1981 to 1983.-Background:He is the son of Henrique Patrício de Balsemão and wife Maria Adelaide van Zeller de Castro Pereira , granddaughter in male line of an adulterine son of King Pedro... and Joaquim Magalhães Mota Joaquim Magalhães Mota Joaquim Jorge de Magalhães Saraiva da Mota , was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.-Background:... . Its leader, Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho , is Prime Minister of Portugal. Passos Coelho started very early in politics, becoming the national leader of the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party... , is the current Prime Minister Prime Minister of Portugal Prime Minister is the current title of the chief of the Portuguese Government. As chief executive, the Prime Minister coordinates the action of ministers, representing the Government from the other organs of state, accountable to Parliament and keeps the President informed... of Portugal. |
1974 | |
| Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular |
CDS–PP | Paulo Portas Paulo Portas Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas , commonly known just by Paulo Portas , is a Portuguese politician, party leader of the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party , a member of the Portuguese Parliament and former Portuguese minister of State, National Defense and Sea Affairs.In 2011, after he... |
A traditional Christian Democrat party, very similar to the German CSU. Also founded after the revolution it is to the right of the PSD, and advocates stringent social and religious conservatism. In 1976 it was the only party that voted against approval of a socialist constitution. After a more populist right-wing tencency with his leaders Manuel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro Manuel Fernando da Silva Monteiro is a Portuguese lawyer and politician.After winning the leadership of the conservative Democratic and Social Center in March 1992, he moved the party somewhat further to the right and changed its name to the People's Party in 1995... and Paulo Portas Paulo Portas Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas , commonly known just by Paulo Portas , is a Portuguese politician, party leader of the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party , a member of the Portuguese Parliament and former Portuguese minister of State, National Defense and Sea Affairs.In 2011, after he... in the early to late 1990s and early 2000s, it returned to its centrist Christian Democrat roots with Paulo Portas' second period in its leadership in the late 2000s. |
1974 | |
| Earth Party Earth Party The Earth Party , previously called The Earth Party Movement, , or MPT The Earth Party , previously called The Earth Party Movement, , or MPT The Earth Party , previously called The Earth Party Movement, , or MPT (hence called MPT - Partido da Terra, is a Portuguese green party, founded on 12... Partido da Terra |
MPT | Pedro Quartin Graça | A right wing green party, founded by a faction of the People's Monarchist Party. | 1993 | |
| Liberal Democrat Party Merit and Society Movement Merit and Society Movement , since 2011 Liberal Democrat Party is a minor centre political party in Portugal. It has no representatives in the Assembly of the Republic, the Portuguese legislature.... Partido Liberal-Democrata |
PLD | Francisco Oliveira | A centre political party, formerly known as Merit and Society Movement (Movimento Mérito e Sociedade) founded by a college professor from Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa (ISCTE), with meritocratic policies for Portuguese society. All policies and methods were written on a book named "Mudar Portugal-A Revolução Inteligente" which means, Change Portugal-The Intelligent Revolution, written by the Party founder Eduardo Correia. In 2011 was renamed as Liberal Democrat Party. | 2007 | |
| Portugal pro life Portugal pro Vida |
PPV | Luís Botelho Ribeiro | A centre-right political party that defends the principles of Catholic social teaching and the unconditional defense of life. | 2009 |
Right-wing
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | History | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Monarchist Party Partido Popular Monárquico |
PPM | Paulo Estevão | Small monarchist party with little political expression. It is known that the pretender heir to the Portuguese throne, Dom Duarte Pio Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza , is the 24th Duke of Braganza and a pretender to the throne of Portugal.-Birth and education:... , does not support this party, since the question of monarchical regime is considered to be above partisanship. |
1974 | |
| New Democracy Party Partido da Nova Democracia |
PND | Manuel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro Manuel Fernando da Silva Monteiro is a Portuguese lawyer and politician.After winning the leadership of the conservative Democratic and Social Center in March 1992, he moved the party somewhat further to the right and changed its name to the People's Party in 1995... |
A new party which resulted from Manuel Monteiro Manuel Monteiro Manuel Fernando da Silva Monteiro is a Portuguese lawyer and politician.After winning the leadership of the conservative Democratic and Social Center in March 1992, he moved the party somewhat further to the right and changed its name to the People's Party in 1995... leaving the PP. It's a conservative and populist party. |
2003 | |
| National Renovator Party National Renovator Party The National Renovator Party , or PNR, is a Portuguese nationalist political party. Its motto is Nation and Labor and one of its objectives is the promotion of a Portuguese nationalist spirit. It believes that nationalism is putting the interests of the nation above sectarian interests... Partido Nacional Renovador |
PNR | José Pinto Coelho José Pinto Coelho José de Almeida e Vasconcelos Pinto Coelho commonly known just by José Pinto-Coelho, is a Portuguese far-right and nationalist politician, president of the National Renovator Party since 2005.The second son of José Gabriel Braamcamp Freire Pinto Coelho and... |
Nationalist party, very close to the French Front National Front National (France) The National Front is a political party in France. The party was founded in 1972, seeking to unify a variety of French far-right currents of the time. Jean-Marie Le Pen was the party's first leader and the undisputed centre of the party from its start until his resignation in 2011... and with many members sympathetic to fascism Fascism Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood... . Although fascist parties are forbidden under the Portuguese Constitution, the PNR, as legal successor to the Democratic Renovator Party, is legal after their leaders joined the moribund PRD, changed internal regulations and positioning itself as neo-nationalist socialist but only for Nacional's their label is Labour and Nation tagged as "right". |
2000 |
Extinct parties
This list presents all the parties that were once recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional CourtPortuguese Constitutional Court
The Portuguese Constitutional Court 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 Constitutional Court has important characteristics, such as a special composition,...
but ceased to exist.
Left
- Worker-Peasant AllianceWorker-Peasant AllianceWorker-Peasant Alliance was a front of the Communist Party of Portugal of Eduíno Gomes. AOC was founded on November 17, 1974 and ran lists in the 1976 elections. AOC mustered 15,578 votes ....
- AOC (Aliança Operário-Camponesa) - People's Unity Force - FUP (Força de Unidade Popular)
- Communist Electoral Front (marxist-leninist)Communist Electoral Front (marxist-leninist)Communist Electoral Front was a political movement in Portugal. FEC was launched by Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization in December 1974, and it held its first congress in January 1975. FEC participated in the Constituent Assembly elections....
- FEC(ML) (Frente Eleitoral Comunista) - People's Socialist FrontPeople's Socialist FrontThe People's Socialist Front was a socialist political party in Portugal, founded in 1974, immediately after the Carnation Revolution....
- FSP (Frente Socialista Popular) - Groups for the Dinamization of the People's Unity - GDUPs (Grupos Dinamizadores da Unidade Popular)
- Internationalist Communist LeagueInternationalist Communist League (Portugal)Internationalist Communist League was a Trotskyist political party in Portugal. LCI was founded in 1973. It became the Portuguese section of the reunified Fourth International...
- LCI (Liga Comunista Internacionalista) - Socialist League of the Workers - LST (Liga Socialista dos Trabalhadores)
- Movement of Socialist LeftMovement of Socialist LeftThe Movement of Socialist Left 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 Socialists that abandoned the Portuguese Democratic Movement/Democratic Electoral Commissions in 1970,...
- MES (Movimento de Esquerda Socialista) - Portuguese Democratic MovementPortuguese Democratic MovementThe Portuguese Democratic Movement / Democratic Electoral Commissions was one of the most important organizations of the democratic opposition to the Portuguese fascist regime...
- MDP (Movimento Democrático Português) - Movement for the Unity of the Workers - MUT Movimento para a Unidade dos Trabalhadores
- Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist OrganizationPortuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist OrganizationThe Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization was a Portuguese far-left political party, founded in 1973 after the merger between two minor communist grouping, the group around the journal O Comunista and O Grito do Povo The Portuguese Marxist-Leninist Communist Organization (in...
- OCMLP (Organização Comunista Marxista Leninista Portuguesa) - Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist)Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist-Leninist)The Communist Party of Portugal was a political party in Portugal. Also known as the 'Mendes faction of PCP'.PCP was founded in 1970. It published Unidade Popular....
- PCP(ML) (Partido Comunista Português (Marxista Leninista)) - Communist Party (Reconstructed)Communist Party (Reconstructed)Communist Party , initially known as Portuguese Communist Party , was a political party in Portugal...
- PC(R) (Partido Comunista Reconstruído) - Popular Unity PartyPopular Unity Party (Portugal)Popular Unity Party was a political party in Portugal. PUP was founded in December 1974 by the Mendes fraction of the Communist Party of Portugal ....
- PUP (Partido de Unidade Popular) - Workers Revolutionary PartyWorkers Revolutionary Party (Portugal)Workers Revolutionary Party was a trotskyist political party in Portugal. PRT was founded on January 31, 1975. PRT published Combate Socialista....
- PRT (Partido Revolucionário dos Trabalhadores)
Center-Left
- Independent Social Democratic Association - ASDI (Acção Social Democrata Independente)
- Democratic Renovator Party (Portugal) - PRD (Partido Renovador Democrático)
- National Solidarity Party - PSN (Partido da Solidariedade Nacional)
- Labour Party - PT (Partido Trabalhista)
- Leftwing Union for the Socialist DemocracyLeftwing Union for the Socialist DemocracyThe Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy was a Portuguese leftwing party founded in January of 1978. The party has its origins in the Socialist Culture Association - Worker Brotherhood, a socialist organization and in groups of independent people linked to the Socialist Party.The party...
- UEDS (União da Esquerda para a Democracia Socialista)
Center-Right
- Portuguese Party of the Regions - PPR (Partido Português das Regiões)
Right
- Independent Movement for National Reconstruction - MIRN (Movimento Independente para a Reconstrução Nacional)
- National SyndicalistsNational Syndicalists (Portugal)The National Syndicalists were a political movement that briefly flourished in Portugal in the 1930s, and an influence on the Spanish Falange....
- MNS (Movimento Nacional-Sindicalista) - Party of the Christian Democracy - PDC (Partido da Democracia Cristã)