Nova Direita

Nova Direita
Abbreviation	ND
President	Ossanda Liber
Founder	Ossanda Liber
Founded	9 January 2024;17 months ago (2024-01-09)
Split from	Alliance
Headquarters	Avenida António Serpa, 32-8b, 1050-027, Lisbon
Ideology	National conservatism Economic liberalism Anti-immigration
Political position	Right-wing
International affiliation	National Conservatism Conference
Colours	Blue
Assembly of the Republic	0 / 230
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional parliaments	0 / 104
Local government	0 / 2,074
Election symbol
Website
novadireita.pt
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Nova Direita ( Portuguese for 'New Right') is a political party in Portugal founded by Ossanda Liber, a former candidate for mayor of Lisbon in 2021, following her departure from Alliance. ^[1] The party identifies as "conservative" and is seeking to replace CDS-PP in national politics after they left parliament following the 2022 legislative elections. ^[2]

The party ran in the 2024 legislative elections, receiving 0.25% of the vote and winning no seats. The party also ran in the 2024 European Parliament election, receiving 0.16% of the vote and winning no seats.

Ossanda Liber

Ossanda Líber João Filipe Cruz dos Santos (born 15 September 1977) is a Portuguese politician of Angolan descent. ^[3]

Liber was born in the Angolan capital Luanda in 1977. ^[4] She is a citizen of Portugal, Angola and France. ^[5]

She was a candidate for Mayor of Lisbon in the 2021 local election, a candidate in the European constituency in the 2022 legislative elections, and was vice-president of the Alliance party.

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/-	Government
2024	Ossanda Liber	16,456	0.3 (#12)	0 / 230	New	Extra-parliamentary
2025		10,216	0.2 (#14)	0 / 230	0	Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament

Election	List Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2024	Ossanda Liber	6,438	0.2 (#13)	0 / 21	New	–

References

1. Lusa, Agência. "Movimento Nova Direita quer ser partido para "fazer renascer" a direita". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-10.
2. Mesquita, Henrique Pinto de (2023-02-12). "Há dois novos partidos na calha: um está ao centro e outro quer substituir o CDS". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
3. "Portuguesa de origem angolana funda novo partido em Portugal" [Portuguese woman of Angolan origin founds new party in Portugal]. dw.com (in Portuguese). 16 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
4. Gomes, Tomás Albino (24 September 2021). "Habitação, racismo, Sarkozy e a importância do diálogo. Quem é Ossanda Liber, a candidata independente a Lisboa?" [Housing, racism, Sarkozy and the importance of dialogue. Who is Ossanda Liber, the independent candidate for Lisbon?]. SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
5. "Chama-se Ossanda Liber. É mulher, imigrante e líder da Nova Direita em Portugal" [Her name is Ossanda Liber. She is a woman, immigrant and leader of the New Right in Portugal]. Nova Direita. 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.