LIVRE

FREE

LIVRE
FREE LIVRE
Abbreviation	L
Leader	Collective leadership
Founded	31 January 2014
Legalised	20 March 2014
Headquarters	Praça Olegário Mariano, n.º 5, 2.º esq. 1170–278 Lisbon
Ideology	Eco-socialism; Democratic socialism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
European affiliation	DiEM25 (2016-2019); European Spring; European Green Party
European Parliament group	The Greens–European Free Alliance
Colours	Green
Assembly of the Republic	1 / 230
European Parliament	0 / 21
Regional parliaments	0 / 104
Local government; (Mayors)	1 / 308
Local government; (Parishes)	7 / 3,085
Election symbol
	A red poppy, represented on a green background.
Website
	partidolivre.pt
	Politics of Portugal; Political parties; Elections;

LIVRE^[9] (lit. 'FREE', abbr. L), previously known as LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar^[10] (lit. 'FREE/Time to Move Forward', L/TDA), is an eco-socialist political party in Portugal founded in 2014.

Its founding principles are ecology, universalism, freedom, equity, solidarity, socialism and Europeanism.^[11] Its symbol is a poppy.

It was legalised by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 20 March 2014.^[12] On 20 May 2015, it officially changed its name LIVRE to LIVRE/Tempo de Avançar, with L/TDA as its abbreviation.^[13] It switched back to its original name a few years later.

Electoral results

Assembly of the Republic

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^[14]	1.1 (9th)	1 / 230	1	Joacine Katar Moreira was the main candidate. She was expelled from the LIVRE caucus in January 2020.

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.

Parishes

Municipality	Votes	Percentage	Parish assemblies
Vila de Frades	76	13.3%	1 / 7
Vila Nova de Foz Côa	179	8.5%	1 / 9

References

^ Henley, Jon (7 October 2019). "Portugal election result cements modest gains for Europe's centre-left". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Portugal". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b Tilo Wagner (24 April 2014). "Upstart Portuguese party wants more Europe". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
^ Andrei Khalip (8 October 2019). "Portugal president asks Socialist Costa to form government". Euronews. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ [https://partidolivre.pt/comunicado/a-construcao-de-uma-democracia-europeia Livre announcement (retrieved on 19 January 2022)
^ European Spring Webpage (retrieved on 17 October 2018)
^ Maria Lopes (23 May 2014). "Rui Tavares recebe apoio da cúpula dos Verdes europeus". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ "Livre: "Rui Tavares eleito deputado pelo Livre. Eleito por Lisboa."".
^ ACÓRDÃO N.º 316/2017 Tribunal Constitucional. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Declaração de princípios aprovada na reunião de 16 de novembro de 2013". LIVRE (in Portuguese). 16 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ "ACÓRDÃO N.º 255/2014" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
^ "ACÓRDÃO N.º 283/2015" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

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[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.

[DW-3] 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] [https://partidolivre.pt/comunicado/a-construcao-de-uma-democracia-europeia Livre announcement (retrieved on 19 January 2022)

[6] European Spring Webpage (retrieved on 17 October 2018)

[EGP-7] Maria Lopes (23 May 2014). "Rui Tavares recebe apoio da cúpula dos Verdes europeus". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[8] "Livre: "Rui Tavares eleito deputado pelo Livre. Eleito por Lisboa."".

[9] ACÓRDÃO N.º 316/2017 Tribunal Constitucional. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[10] 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.

[L-11] "Declaração de princípios aprovada na reunião de 16 de novembro de 2013". LIVRE (in Portuguese). 16 November 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[12] "ACÓRDÃO N.º 255/2014" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

[13] "ACÓRDÃO N.º 283/2015" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Constitucional. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

[14] "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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