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.
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.
Chega is a national conservative,right-wing populist political party in Portugal formed in 2019 by AndréVentura. It is characterized as being between the right-wing and far-right of the political spectrum.
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.
Local elections in Portugal were held on 26 September 2021. The election consisted of three separate elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities:the election for the Municipal Chamber,whose winner is elected mayor;another election for the Municipal Assembly;and an election for the Parish Assembly,whose winner is elected parish president. This last one was held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country. In the 2021 election,12.3% of incumbent mayors,38 to be precise,were barred from running for another term:23 from the PS,11 from the PSD,3 from CDU and one from the CDS–PP.
Maria Cristina Pacheco Rodrigues is a Portuguese politician and lawyer. She was a member of the Assembly of the Republic for Setúbal between 2019 and 2022,representing People Animals Nature (PAN). She was re-elected in 2024 as a member of Chega for the Porto constituency.
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.
The 2022 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 28 May 2022. If no candidate achieved more than 50% of the votes in the first round,a second round would be held between the two most voted candidates in the first round on 4 June 2022,however,as only two candidates were on the ballot,Luís Montenegro and Jorge Moreira da Silva,a second round was not necessary.
The 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic ran from 28 March 2022 to 15 January 2024. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic,the legislative body of Portugal,was determined by the results of the 2022 Portuguese legislative election held on 30 January.
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.
Rui Paulo Sousa is a Portuguese businessman and politician for the Chega party. In 2022,he was elected to the Assembly of the Republic and represents the Lisbon constituency. Sousa was born in 1967 in Castelo Branco. He graduated with a degree in business administration and worked for an IT company before founding an agricultural business with a colleague called Villabosque.
Henrique JoséPraia da Rocha de Freitas is a Portuguese politician who served as Secretary of State for Defense and Former Combatants in the XV Constitutional Government,led by JoséManuel Barroso.
Maria Manuela Pereira Tender is a Portuguese teacher,politician and former member of the Assembly of the Republic,between 2011 and 2019,for the Social Democratic Party.
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.
Sónia Cristina Silva dos Ramos is a Portuguese jurist,member of the Assembly of the Republic and politician. She was a member of the Assembly of the Republic in the XV legislature for the Social Democratic Party,elected by Évora,and was re-elected in the 2024 national election.
Eduardo Alexandre Ribeiro Gonçalves Teixeira is a Portuguese economist and politician. He was a member of the Assembly of the Republic,for the Social Democratic Party,in the XII and XIV legislature. He is a member of the City Council of Viana do Castelo,since 2021.
Joaquim JoséMiranda Sarmento is a Portuguese university professor,economist and politician. He has been Minister of Finance since 2024,in the XXIV Constitutional Government,led by Luís Montenegro.
The 16th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic is the current meeting of the Assembly of the Republic. Its membership was determined by the results of the 2024 Portuguese legislative election held on 10 March.
Manuel Magno Alves is a Portuguese-Brazilian lawyer and politician. Currently,he serves as a member of the Assembly of the Republic,for CHEGA,for the Outside Europe constituency.
Tiago da Mota Veiga Moreira de Sá is a Portuguese politician,from the Chega party. He is a professor at Universidade Nova de Lisboa and researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations. Moreira de Sáwas also a member of the Assembly of the Republic during the 15th legislature (2022–2024),elected for the Social Democratic Party.
