LIVRE

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LIVRE
LeaderCollective leadership
SpokespersonRui Tavares
Founded31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
Legalised20 March 2014 (2014-03-20)
HeadquartersPraça Olegário Mariano
n.º 5 – 2.º esq
1170–278 Lisboa
Youth wingNone
MembershipNo information
IdeologyEco-socialism[1]
Democratic socialism[2]
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism[3]
Political positionCentre-left[3] to left-wing[4]
European affiliation
International affiliationNone
European Parliament groupThe Greens–European Free Alliance[6]
ColoursDark sea green
Assembly of the Republic
1 / 230
European Parliament
0 / 21
Regional
parliaments
0 / 104
Local
Government
0 / 2,086
Website
www.livrept.net

LIVRE[7] or FREE (also previously known as LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, FREE/Time to Move On[8] or FREE/Time to Move Forward[citation needed] with the acronym L/TDA), abbreviated as L, is a Portuguese eco-socialist political party founded in 2014.

Its founding principles are ecology, universalism, freedom, equity, solidarity, socialism and Europeanism.[9] Its symbol is the poppy.

It was legalised by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 20 March 2014.[10] On 20 May 2015, it officially changed its name LIVRE to LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, with L/TDA as its abbreviation.[11]

Electoral results[edit]

Assembly of the Republic[edit]

Election year # of overall
votes
% of overall
vote
# of overall
seats won
+/- Notes
2015 39,330 0.7 (#9)
0 / 230
Rui Tavares was the main candidate.
2019 55,656 1.1 (#9)
1 / 230
Increase 1 Joacine Katar-Moreira is the main candidate.

European Parliament[edit]

Election year # of overall
votes
% of overall
vote
# of overall
seats won
+/- Notes
2014 71,495 2.2 (#6)
0 / 21
MEP Rui Tavares was the main candidate.
2019 60,575 1.83 (#8)
0 / 21
Rui Tavares was the main candidate.


References[edit]

  1. ^ Henley, Jon (7 October 2019). "Portugal election result cements modest gains for Europe's centre-left". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b Tilo Wagner (24 April 2014). "Upstart Portuguese party wants more Europe". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ^ Andrei Khalip (8 October 2019). "Portugal president asks Socialist Costa to form government". Euronews. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ European Spring Webpage (retrieved on 17 October 2018)
  6. ^ Maria Lopes (23 May 2014). "Rui Tavares recebe apoio da cúpula dos Verdes europeus". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. ^ ACÓRDÃO N.º 316/2017 Tribunal Constitucional. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Declaração de princípios aprovada na reunião de 16 de novembro de 2013". LIVRE (in Portuguese). 16 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  10. ^ "ACÓRDÃO N.º 255/2014" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  11. ^ "ACÓRDÃO N.º 283/2015" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

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