Since the beginning of liberalism in Portugal in the 19th century,several parties have,by gaining representation in parliament,continued the liberal ideology in contemporary Portuguese politics. But after the initial fervor of the Liberal Revolution of 1820 and the outcome of the Liberal Wars (1828–1834) during the 19th century,liberalism was relegated to a secondary role in Portuguese politics and government and even outlawed for periods of time. The first fully-fledged liberal party founded as such to have a seat in the Portuguese Parliament since the end of the First Portuguese Republic (1910–1926),was the Liberal Initiative,in 2019.
Joaquim Jorge de Magalhães Saraiva da Mota was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.
The 2014 European Parliament election in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Portugal. The elections were held on Sunday,25 May 2014.
Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva is a Portuguese sociologist,university professor,and politician who served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic between 2022 and 2024,in the 15th Legislature. From November 2015 to March 2022,he was the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs,in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments led by Prime Minister António Costa.
The Liberal Initiative,often simply IL is a liberal political party in Portugal. Founded in 2017,it is currently led by Rui Rocha. The party sits on the centre-right of the political spectrum and has been described as being on the political right by academics and journalists.
The 2019 European Parliament election in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024. This was the eighth European Parliament election held in Portugal. The election was held on Sunday,26 May 2019.
AndréClaro Amaral Ventura is a Portuguese politician,jurist,university teacher,tax expert and former sports pundit,who is the founder and President of the right-wing populist political party Chega.
Early legislative elections were held on 30 January 2022 in Portugal to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election.
The 2024 Azorean regional election was held on 4 February 2024,to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The election replaced all 57 members of the Azores Assembly,and the new members will then elect the President of the Autonomous Region.
Regional elections were held in Madeira on 24 September 2023,to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The election replaced all 47 members of the Madeira Assembly,and the new members will then elect the President of the Autonomous Region.
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Portugal in January 2026. The elections will elect the successor to President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,who is barred from running for a third term.
Snap legislative elections were held on 10 March 2024 to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 16th Legislature of Portugal. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election. The elections were called in November 2023 after Prime Minister António Costa's resignation following an investigation around alleged corruption involving the award of contracts for lithium and hydrogen businesses.
Bernardo Alves Martinho Amaral Blanco,is a Portuguese politician. He is currently a Member of Parliament and vice-president of the executive committee of the Liberal Initiative.
Eurico Jorge Nogueira Leite Brilhante Dias is a Portuguese politician who currently serves as the leader of the Socialist Party's parliamentary group in the Assembly of the Republic.
Francisco Manuel Freitas Gomes is a Portuguese political scientist and politician. He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic between 2014 and 2015 for the Social Democratic Party. He has a degree in Political science.
Joana Rita Madaleno Cordeiro is a Portuguese politician and a current member of parliament for the party Liberal Initiative (IL). Outside of politics,she worked as Senior Customer Experience Manager in the insurance sector. Prior to that,she held other management and marketing positions,also in the insurance sector. She was born in Lisbon and grew up between Almada and Seixal,where she currently lives. She stood as an independent candidate for the Liberal Initiative in the 2019 legislative elections and,in the meantime,joined the party and founded the Setúbal and Seixal branches of the party. She became a national councillor for IL and a member of the executive committee of the political party.
Fabian Filipe Figueiredo is a Portuguese politician and Sociologist from the Left Bloc. He has served for a short period as a member of the Assembly of the Republic,from April to June 2021. He was elected in the 2024 legislative election as a deputy from Lisbon.
Ana Patrícia Costa Gilvaz is a Portuguese lawyer,politician and a current member of parliament for the party Liberal Initiative (IL). She has a degree in law from the University of Porto where she was president of the students' association at the law school. She was born in Matosinhos Municipality where she had a short stint as a member of the Perafita,Lavra e Santa Cruz do Bispo group at the municipal assembly.
Joaquim JoséMiranda Sarmento is a Portuguese university professor,economist and politician. He currently serves as a member of the Assembly of the Republic and president of the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group. He was president of the National Strategic Council under Rui Rio and coordinated Luís Montenegro's strategy motion in his candidacy for leadership of the Social Democratic Party in 2022.
Jorge Nuno Fernandes Traila Monteiro de Sá is a Portuguese politician who has been the President of Alliance since 2021.
