Fabian Figueiredo | |
|---|---|
| Figueiredo in 2024 | |
| President of the Parliamentary Group of the Left Bloc | |
| In office 26 March 2024 –2 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Filipe Soares |
| Member of the Assembly of the Republic | |
| In office 26 March 2024 –2 June 2025 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| In office 26 April 2021 –June 2021 | |
| Constituency | Lisbon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fabian Filipe Figueiredo 14 January 1989 |
| Political party | Left Bloc |
| Occupation | Politician,sociologist |
Fabian Filipe Figueiredo (born 14 January 1989) is a Portuguese politician and sociologist from the Left Bloc. He has served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic,from March 2024 to June 2025 and also from April to June 2021. [1] [2]
Fabian Figueiredo studied Sociology in the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. [3]
In 2017,he was the Left Bloc's candidate for Mayor of Loures,running,among others,against AndréVentura,at the time the candidate from the PSD. [4] He filled a crime complaint against Ventura after his controversial remarks about the Romani people. [5] In 2021 he was once again a candidate for Mayor,failing once again to be elected. [6]
In 2019,he was the 7th candidate on the BE's list from Lisbon. He later became a member of the Assembly of the Republic,replacing Pedro Filipe Soares temporarily. [7]
In 2024,he was chosen as the 2nd candidate on the BE's list from Lisbon,only after party coordinator Mariana Mortágua,being elected to the Portuguese Parliament. [2] After the election,he was chosen by the Left Bloc's political commission as the parliamentary leader of the Left Bloc,succeeding Pedro Filipe Soares,who retired from politics. [8]
In 2025,after the Left Bloc suffered a defeat,gaining just 2% of the votes,he lost his seat. [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | Bernardino Soares | 28,701 | 32.8 | 4 | –1 | |
| PS | Sónia Paixão | 24,737 | 28.2 | 4 | ±0 | |
| PSD/PPM | AndréVentura | 18,877 | 21.5 | 3 | +1 | |
| BE | Fabian Figueiredo | 3,107 | 3.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| CDS–PP | Pedro Pestana Bastos | 2,508 | 2.9 | 0 | ±0 | |
| PCTP/MRPP | João Resa | 2,232 | 2.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| PAN | Ana Sofia da Silva | 1,824 | 2.1 | 1 | new | |
| Other parties | 1,452 | 1.7 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 4,162 | 4.8 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 87,600 | 52.31 | 11 | ±0 | ||
| Source:Autárquicas 2017 [10] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Ricardo Leão | 25,777 | 31.5 | 4 | ±0 | |
| CDU | Bernardino Soares | 23,756 | 29.1 | 4 | ±0 | |
| PSD | Nelson Batista | 11,451 | 14.0 | 2 | –1 | |
| CH | Bruno Nunes | 6,884 | 8.4 | 1 | new | |
| BE | Fabian Figueiredo | 3,170 | 3.9 | 0 | ±0 | |
| IL | Filomena Francisco | 2,729 | 3.3 | 0 | new | |
| PAN | Soraya Ossman | 1,834 | 2.2 | 0 | ±0 | |
| CDS–PP | Jorge Gomes dos Santos | 1,251 | 1.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| PCTP/MRPP | João Resa | 1,249 | 1.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank/Invalid ballots | 3,685 | 4.5 | – | – | ||
| Turnout | 81,786 | 48.32 | 11 | ±0 | ||
| Source:Autárquicas 2021 [11] | ||||||
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