The Democratic Republican Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático Republicano, PDR) was a liberal Portuguese political party, founded in 2014. It was founded in Coimbra on 5 October 2014 and was legalised by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 11 February 2015. It was created by António Marinho e Pinto, an MEP formerly for the Earth Party. It is a member of the European Democratic Party,[4] and sat within the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group in the European Parliament.
In the 2015 legislative elections it did not succeed in electing a member of parliament, receiving 60,912 votes or 1.1% and coming 7th.
Electoral results
Assembly of the Republic
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | António Marinho e Pinto | 60,912 | 1.1 (#7) | 0 / 230
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New | No seats |
| 2019 | 11,674 | 0.2 (#16) | 0 / 230
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 0
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No seats |
European Parliament
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | António Marinho e Pinto | 15,789 | 0.5 (#14) | 0 / 21
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New |
References
- ^ a b André Freire; José Santana-Pereira (2016), "The Portuguese National Election of 2015: From Austerity to the fall of the Portuguese «Berlin Wall»", Pôle Sud, 1 (44)
- ^ Susana Salgado; José Pedro Zúquete (26 July 2016). "18. Portugal. Discreet Populisms Amid Unfavorable Contexts and Stigmatization" (PDF). Populist Political Communication in Europe. p. 9.
- ^ Haute, Emilie van; Close, Caroline (2019). Liberal Parties in Europe. Routledge. p. 13. ISBN 9781351245494.
- ^ "The PDR, new EDP member". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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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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