We, the Citizens!

We, the Citizens!
Nós, Cidadãos!
AbbreviationNC
PresidentJoaquim Rocha Afonso[1]
Founded23 June 2015 (2015-06-23)
HeadquartersRua Gonçalves Crespo, 16A – 1150–185 Lisboa
Think tankInstituto Democracia Portuguesa
Youth wingWe, the Youth!
Political positionCentre-right[2]
Colours  Gold
Assembly of the Republic
0 / 230
European
Parliament
0 / 21
Regional
Parliaments
0 / 104
Local government
(Mayors)
0 / 308
Local
assemblies
28 / 6,444
Local government
(Parishes)
3 / 3,066
Election symbol
Website
noscidadaos.pt

We, the Citizens! (Portuguese: Nós, Cidadãos!) is a Portuguese political party founded by members of the Portuguese Institute of Democracy (Instituto Democracia Portuguesa, IDP) after the large protest against the introduction of a single social tax in 2012.

History

IDP is a civic association founded in 2007 and advocating the need for a more democratic society, respecting the sovereignty of the people and the rule of law. Nós, Cidadãos! claims to be "Classical Social Democrats", and campaign on government and judicial reform, participatory democracy, sustainability and social justice. The party strongly supports European integration. It is supported by several prominent judges and legal scholars as well as the famous Portuguese singer and composer José Cid.[2]

In the legislative elections of 2015, they received 21,382 votes, ranked 12th, and did not elect any member of parliament. One quirk of their performance, however, was their second place in the "Outside Europe" constituency, behind the Portugal à Frente coalition. They even came top among registered voters in China. The Constitutional Court rejected a petition by the Socialist Party, who came third, to contest the election on the grounds of alleged electoral fraud.[citation needed]

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/- Government
2015 Mendo Castro Henriques [pt] 21,439 0.4 (#12)
0 / 230
No seats
2019 12,379 0.2 (#15)
0 / 230
Steady0 No seats
2022 Joaquim Rocha Afonso [pt] 2,997 0.1 (#21)
0 / 230
Steady0 No seats
2024 2,399 0.0 (#21)
0 / 230
Steady0 No seats

European Parliament

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
2019 Paulo de Morais 34,672 1.1 (#10)
0 / 21
2024 Pedro Ladeira 4,242 0.1 (#17)
0 / 21
Steady0

Municipalities

Municipality Local government Local assemblies
Votes Percentage Seats won Votes Percentage Seats won
Oleiros 1,302 35.6%
2 / 5
1,320 36.1%
6 / 15
Oliveira de Frades 2,869 47.0%
3 / 5
2,593 42.4%
7 / 15
Portimão 1,175 5.9%
0 / 5
1,328 6.7%
1 / 21
Tavira 364 3.1%
0 / 7
631 5.3%
1 / 21

Parishes

Municipality Votes Percentage Parish
governments
Parish
assemblies
Alvor 156 6.8%
1 / 13
Arcozelo das Maias 309 36.3%
3 / 3
4 / 9
Cambas 51 27.4%
2 / 7
Destriz e Reigoso 175 38.4%
3 / 7
Espinho 414 7.1%
1 / 13
Estreito-Vilar Barroco 250 35.7%
3 / 7
Isna 20 13.1%
1 / 7
Madeirã 65 47.8%
3 / 7
Madalena 735 14.9%
2 / 13
Moscavide e Portela 1,648 15.9%
2 / 13
Mosteiro 77 35.0%
2 / 7
Oliveira de Frades, Souto de Lafões e Sejães 1,028 46.0%
3 / 3
5 / 9
Portimão 1,035 6.5%
1 / 21
São Vicente de Lafões 281 55.4%
3 / 3
4 / 7
Sarnadas de São Simão 23 14.7%
1 / 7
Sobral 37 27.0%
2 / 7

References

  1. ^ Lusa, Agência. "Investigador Joaquim Rocha Afonso eleito presidente do partido Nós, Cidadãos!". Observador.pt. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Nós, Cidadãos é o novo partido de centro-direita em formação, Publico.pt, retrieved 17 September 2015 (Portuguese)