FREE
LIVRE
AbbreviationL
Co-spokespersonsRui Tavares
Teresa Mota
Founded31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
Legalised20 March 2014 (2014-03-20)
HeadquartersPraça Olegário Mariano, n.º 5, 2.º esq. 1170–278 Lisbon
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[5] to left-wing[6][7]
European affiliation
European Parliament groupThe Greens–European Free Alliance[10]
Colours  Green and   red
Assembly of the Republic
4 / 230
[11]
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional parliaments
0 / 104
Local government
(Mayors)
1 / 308
Local government
(Parishes)
17 / 3,066
Election symbol
Website
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LIVRE[12] (lit. 'FREE', L), previously known as LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar[13] (lit. 'FREE/Time to Move Forward', L/TDA), is a green political party in Portugal founded in 2014. Its founding principles are ecology, universalism, freedom, equity, solidarity, socialism and Europeanism.[14]

History

In 2011, Left Bloc MEP Rui Tavares departed the party due to disagreements with coordinator Francisco Louçã and began sitting as an independent in European Parliament.[15] Tavares also left the Left Bloc's European Parliament group, GUE-NGL, and began sitting with Greens–European Free Alliance.

In 2014, ahead of that year's European elections, Tavares formed Livre. Its founding congress was 31 January.[16] The party was legalised by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 20 March 2014.[17] On 20 May 2015, it officially changed its name LIVRE to LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, with L/TDA as its abbreviation.[18] It switched back to its original name a few years later. Its symbol is a poppy.

Political stances

One of the main points of the party's manifesto going into the 2022 Portuguese legislative election was support for a universal basic income.[19] The party also highlighted its support for increasing the national minimum wage to €1,000 per month, extending support for: remote working, pregnant workers, workers with health problems, caregivers and supporting "micro-businesses". The party also supports a Green New Deal for Portugal, lowering VAT from 23% to 6% on vets and pet food, banning bullfighting and legalising cannabis.[20][21]

Electoral results

Assembly of the Republic

Seats in the Portuguese legislative elections

Election year No. of overall
votes 		% of overall
vote 		No. of overall
seats won 		+/- Notes
2015 39,330 0.7 (9th)
0 / 230
 – Rui Tavares was the main candidate.
2019 56,940[22] 1.1 (9th)
1 / 230
 Increase 1 Joacine Katar Moreira was the main candidate.
She was expelled from the LIVRE caucus in January 2020.
2022 71,232 1.3 (9th)
1 / 230
 – Rui Tavares was the main candidate.
2024 204,875 3.2 (7th)
4 / 230
 – Rui Tavares was the main candidate.

European Parliament

Election year No. of overall
votes 		% of overall
vote 		No. of overall
seats won 		+/- Notes
2014 71,495 2.2 (6th)
0 / 21
 – MEP Rui Tavares was the main candidate.
2019 60,575 1.83 (8th)
0 / 21
 – Rui Tavares was the main candidate.

References

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2022). "Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ https://partidolivre.pt/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/LIVRE_IXCongresso_GrupoContacto_2020_MocaoEstrategica_ListaA-1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ IL não é "suficientemente liberal", diz Tavares. E procede a explicação, Notícias ao Minuto (4 February 2022) https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/politica/1926252/rui-tavares-diz-que-iniciativa-liberal-no-suficientemente-liberal
  4. ^ "Declaração de Princípios".
  5. ^ a b Tilo Wagner (24 April 2014). "Upstart Portuguese party wants more Europe". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. ^ Andrei Khalip (8 October 2019). "Portugal president asks Socialist Costa to form government". Euronews. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ^ Demony, Catarina; Goncalves, Sergio (15 October 2019). "Portugal's new cabinet list approved; Centeno keeps finance job". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ European Spring Webpage (retrieved on 17 October 2018)
  9. ^ [https://partidolivre.pt/comunicado/a-construcao-de-uma-democracia-europeia Livre announcement (retrieved on 19 January 2022)
  10. ^ Maria Lopes (23 May 2014). "Rui Tavares recebe apoio da cúpula dos Verdes europeus". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Livre: "Resultados Globais."". Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  12. ^ ACÓRDÃO N.º 316/2017 Tribunal Constitucional. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  13. ^ Paul Mitchell (25 May 2015). "Moves for a "left alliance" government accelerate in Portugal". World Socialist Web Site. International Committee of the Fourth International. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Declaração de princípios aprovada na reunião de 16 de novembro de 2013". LIVRE (in Portuguese). 16 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Rui Tavares diz-se vítima de "caça ao independente" lançada por Louçã". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Partido Livre inicia hoje congresso fundador e de eleição de órgãos". ionline (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  17. ^ "ACÓRDÃO N.º 255/2014" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  18. ^ "ACÓRDÃO N.º 283/2015" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  19. ^ Renascença (14 January 2022). "Rendimento Básico Incondicional. É mesmo possível e desejável recebermos dinheiro por existirmos? - Renascença". Rádio Renascença (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  20. ^ Martins, Paula (25 January 2022). "The politics of Portugal – who are the parties?". The Portugal News. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  21. ^ Silva, Lara (31 January 2022). "2022 Portuguese General Election: Socialist Party Wins Majority". Portugal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Mapa Oficial n.º 9-A/2019" (PDF). cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. 22 October 2019. p. 10. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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