Merit and Society Movement
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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.
It was founded in September 2007, in Lisbon
by college professor Eduardo Correia. On April 29, 2008 8,400 signatures were presented to the Portuguese Constitutional Court
to start the legal procedures for the formation of the party. It was recognized the same month.
Centrism
In politics, centrism is the ideal or the practice of promoting policies that lie different from the standard political left and political right. Most commonly, this is visualized as part of the one-dimensional political spectrum of left-right politics, with centrism landing in the middle between...
political party
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...
. It has no representatives in the Assembly of the Republic
Assembly of the Republic
The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament. It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Palácio de São Bento, the site of an old Benedictine monastery...
, the Portuguese legislature.
It was founded in September 2007, in 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...
by college professor Eduardo Correia. On April 29, 2008 8,400 signatures were presented to the Portuguese Constitutional Court
Portuguese 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,...
to start the legal procedures for the formation of the party. It was recognized the same month.