List of political parties in Portugal
- Partido Socialista (Socialist Party) - Social Democrat party which resembles the English Labour Party or the German SPD.
- Partido Social Democrata (Social Democratic Party) - The name might be somewhat misleading, as the PSD is not a traditional Social Democratic Party, being itself much closer to the right-wing. It is the Portuguese equivalent of any other centre-right party in Europe such as the UK Conservatives, the Spanish PP, or the German CDU.
- Partido Popular (Popular Party) - A traditional Christian Democrat party, very similar to the German CSU. It is to the right of the PSD, and advocates stringent social and religious conservatism.
- Partido Comunista Português (Portuguese Communist Party) - The major leftwing party in Portugal, which played a major role in the opposition to the Salazar regime. Still enjoys popularity in sectors of Portuguese society, particularly in the rural areas of the Alentejo.
- Bloco de Esquerda (Left-wing Bloc) - Formed in 1999 by several left-wing parties, it adopts a wide range of left-wing policies, concentrating its efforts on the legalization of abortion and light drugs. It portrays itself as a modern alternative to the monolithic Communist Party.
- Os Verdes (The Greens) - Traditionally allied in a coaliation with the Communist Party (CDU), they have little expression in the political life, although they are represented in the Parliament.
- Nova Democracia (New Democracy) - A new party which resulted from a separatism from the PP. It resembles the American Republican Party.
- Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses - Movimento Reorganisativo do Partido do Proletariado (Communist Portuguese Workers' Party - Revolutionary Movement of the Portuguese Proletariat) - An old Maoist party. Although one of the most important parties during the Carnation Revolution, it has already lost all the political expression.
- Partido Nacional Renovador (National Renewal Party) - Nationalist party, very close to the French Front National. Although fascist parties are forbidden under the Portuguese Constitution, this party is legal, assuming itself as neo-nationalist.
- Partido Democrata do Atlântico (Democrat Party of the Atlantic) - Small party whose electorate concentrates itself in the Azores. It defends the independence of the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands and the formation of an Atlantic Island Federation.
- Partido Popular Monárquico (People's Monarchist Party) - Small monarchist party with some political expression. It is known that the heir to the Portuguese Throne, Dom Duarte Pio, does not support this party.
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