National Solidarity Party (Portugal) Explained

National Solidarity Party
Native Name:Partido da Solidariedade Nacional
Ideology:Humanism
Populism
Pensioners' rights
Position:Syncretic
Colorcode:
  1. 000080
Country:Portugal

The National Solidarity Party (Portuguese: Partido da Solidariedade Nacional, PSN) was a political party in Portugal.

History

The party was established in 1990 and sought to represent the interests of pensioners.[1] In the 1991 parliamentary elections it received 1.68% of the vote and won a seat in the Assembly of the Republic,[2] taken by its president, Manuel Sérgio. However, its vote share was reduced to just 0.21% in the 1995 elections, resulting in the party losing its seat.[2]

The 1999 elections saw the party's vote share remain at 0.21%. After failing to regain parliamentary representation, it did not contest any further elections,[2] and was declared defunct in 2006.[1]

The party also contested the elections for the European Parliament in 1994 and 1999, winning no seats in both cases.

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

ElectionVotes%+/–Seats+/–Status
199196,0961.68%5th
199512,6130.21%1.478th1
199911,4880.21%0.09th

European Parliament

ElectionVotes%+/–Seats+/–
199411,2140.37%10th
19998,4130.24%0.139th

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cne.pt/partido/partido-da-solidariedade-nacional Partido da Solidariedade Nacional
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]