Portugal Ahead

Portugal Ahead
Portugal à Frente
Abbreviation PàF
Leader Pedro Passos Coelho
Founded 2014 (as coalition for the European Parliament election)
Legalised 20 July 2015 (formally registered in the Constitutional Court)
Dissolved 26 November 2015[1][2]
Ideology Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Christian democracy
Political position Centre-right to
Right-wing
European Parliament group European People's Party
Assembly of the Republic
107 / 230
European Parliament
7 / 21
Website
www.portugalafrente.pt

The Portugal Ahead (Portuguese: Portugal à Frente, PàF) was a right-wing political and electoral alliance in Portugal formed by the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) and CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP).

History

The alliance was formed as the Portugal Alliance (Aliança Portugal) for the 2014 European Parliament election, in which the alliance won 27.7% of the popular vote and 7 of Portugal's 21 seats in the European Parliament, sitting with the European People's Party Group.[3] The alliance was later extended for the 2015 legislative election under the name Portugal Ahead.

In the legislative election on 5 October 2015, the PSD/CDS-PP joint list received 36.9% of the vote and returned 102 seats in the Assembly of the Republic, with the PSD electing 5 deputies on standalone lists in Madeira and Azores.[4]

Election results

Assembly of the Republic

Election Assembly of the Republic Government Size Leader
Votes % Seats won
2015 2,086,152 38.6%
107 / 230
 Opposition 1st Pedro Passos Coelho

European Parliament

Election European Parliament Size Candidate
Votes % Seats won
2014 910,647 27.7%
7 / 21
 2nd Paulo Rangel

References

  1. ↑ (16 December 2015) Passos Coelho diz que a coligação "acabou" TSF. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ (16 December 2015) Passos: Coligação com CDS acabou Expresso. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Results by country: Portugal". Results of the 2014 European elections. European Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.legislativas2015.mai.gov.pt
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